All Dick Van Dyke Quotes
- In my seventies, I exercised to stay ambulatory. In my eighties, I exercise to avoid assisted living. Ambulatory
- In the best of all worlds, the producers would take some responsibility for the kinds of things they're putting out. Unfortunately, they don't. All
- Oh, well, my first love is comedy or singing and dancing. Comedy
- Rob Petrie is who I really am - in personality and general ineffectiveness. General
- So as my kids will tell you, they had a pretty normal life. Inspirational
- There's a lot of very funny people I'd love to work with that I've never met, of course. I love Steve Martin and Jim Carrey. Carrey
- No, no, it was the relationships. That was that group. People believed that Rob and Laura were really married in real life. You know, a… Believed
- I asked Fred Astaire once when he was about my age if he still danced, and he said 'Yes, but it hurts now.' That's exactly… Age
- I cannot tell you what it means when children recognize. This is about the third generation for me. And when kids that small recognize me,… Cannot Tell
- I do miss the rhythms of comedy. And I've never been able to perform very well without an audience. The sitcoms I've done had them.… Able
- I think most people will tell you that. They can go along and, while they're denying that they are addicted, say it's stress this, it's… Addicted
- I think the saddest moment in my life just happened two months ago. My old nightclub partner passed away, Phil Erickson down in Atlanta. He… Ago
- I wanted to be Stan Laurel, then I wanted to be Fred Astaire and then Captain Kangaroo. I actually started out as a radio announcer… Actually Started
- I was a 'Laurel and Hardy' nut. I got to know Laurel at the end of his life, and it was a great thrill for… Bow
- I've always been a bit of an orphan, because actors say, 'Well, he's more of a dancer.' And dancers say, 'No. He's really a singer.'… Actor
- I've been talking about retiring for years. It's my standard answer to the question, 'What are your future plans?' The truth is, I'll always want… Always Want
- My son Barry, of course, has been on from the beginning. And his son Shane is playing now a med student regularly on the show.… All
- No, I did night clubs right here in Los Angeles. My partner, Phil Erickson, put me in the business, a guy from my home town,… Ago
- Oh, I had an idea for a pilot of my own at the time, and then Carl sent me about eight scripts and simply I… Carl
- Once you get the kids raised and the mortgage paid off and accomplish what you wanted to do in life, there's a great feeling of:… Accomplish
- One day in '61, I was looking in the Santa Monica phone book for a number, and there it was: Stan Laurel, Ocean Avenue in… Afternoon
- So at 16 I got a job at the local radio station. And I was working after school and weekends. I did the news; I… Job
- We had all week to rehearse. An audience would come in at the end of the week and we'd our little show. Most of the… Ad
- When I auditioned for 'Bye Bye Birdie' on Broadway, Gower Champion said, 'You've got the job!' I said, 'Mr. Champion, I can't dance.' He said,… Auditioned
- When I was a kid, I loved all the silent comedians - Buster Keaton, Laurel and Hardy, Chaplin. And I used to imitate them. I'd… All