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Dick Van Dyke

(1925) Singer United States

166 quotes in 781 categories

Dick Van Dyke is a singer from the United States, best known for My lucky life in and out of show business.

Quick Facts About Dick Van Dyke

Born: December 13, 1925
Nationality: United States
Profession: Singer
Notable works: My lucky life in and out of show business
Known for: The Dick Van Dyke Show, Diagnosis: Murder
Spouse: Margie Willett

About Dick Van Dyke

Richard Wayne Van Dyke is an American actor, comedian, singer, dancer and writer. His work spans screen and stage, and his awards include six Emmy Awards, a Grammy Award, and a Tony Award. He was inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1993, and then the Television Hall of Fame in 1995. He was recognized as a Disney Legend in 1998. He has been honored with the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award in 2013, and the Kennedy Center Honors in 2020.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Awards & Honors

Kennedy Center Honors The Life Career Award Grammy Award for Best Children's Music Album Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series star on Hollywood Walk of Fame TCA Career Achievement Award Army Good Conduct Medal Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Performer in a Drama Series

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American Comedy Awards People's Choice Awards Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical Britannia Awards Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series Theatre World Award Disney Legends Daytime Emmy Award Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award

Quotes by Dick Van Dyke · Page 3

I didn't know the answers, but I could feel that the things that gave life meaning came from a place within and…

Answers

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Put me on solid ground and I'll start tapping! At my age they say to keep moving.

Age

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The most important thing for old guys is never start going down the stairs sideways.

Guy

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But once we got on the air, everybody except Morey Amsterdam pretty much stuck to the script.

Air

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I think there's kind of a wave of nostalgia going on right at the moment. You know, people recall an earlier time,…

Feelings

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Once I got a job singing and dancing, a reasonable person might think, "Maybe I should learn how to do this." But…

Dance

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We should never judge a day by its weather.

Inspirational

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I never made a good movie.

Cinema

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I found out retirement means playing golf, or I don't know what the hell it means. But to me, retirement means doing…

Found

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I get little kids who recognize me from 'Mary Poppins,' and it just delights me because it's our third generation.

Children

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If you spend your life thinking, "I wonder if today is when it ends," you're going to miss out on everything wonderful.

Ends

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A producer came to me about doing a memoir, and at first I thought, "Well, it's a little bland." But then I…

I realized

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My work is just a hobby. No, I wouldn't want to do it professionally. It's too hard. Deadlines are no fun. But…

Deadline

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I would love to see Carl Reiner working in the arena today. He did some marvelous things on our show in the…

Couple

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Oh, I had an idea for a pilot of my own at the time, and then Carl sent me about eight scripts…

Eight

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I turned down some movies that were quite good. mainly on the basis of taste.

Bases

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When I started having kids, I thought, 'I don't want to do anything they can't watch.'

Anything

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I never wanted to be an actor and to this day I don`t. I can`t get a handle on it. An actor…

Actors

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I could probably play an alcoholic. I've had some experience with that.

Alcoholics

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We had all week to rehearse. An audience would come in at the end of the week and we'd our little show.…

Ads

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When I get some budding young comic who'll come up to me and say, 'What was it like to do it in…

Come

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“[My mother] once cooked a ham and later found it in my father's shirt drawer. I am not kidding.”

Drawers

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I've made peace with insecurity... because there is no security of any kind.

Cybersecurity

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I was the worst game show host that ever lived, and I knew it.

Game show

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I wanted to be a radio announcer.

Radio

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Dick Van Dyke by topic

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