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Dick Van Dyke Quotes: "There are tribes all over the world who sing and dance every day as part of their lives. And we oughta do that."

There are tribes all over the world who sing and dance every day as part of their lives. And we oughta do that.



Dick Van Dyke Quotes: "It means you never know what's going to happen,' I said. 'You do your best, then take your chances. Everything else is beyond our control."

It means you never know what's going to happen,' I said. 'You do your best, then take your chances. Everything else is beyond our control.




Dick Van Dyke Quotes: "I don't play golf. I have more fun singing and dancing."

I don't play golf. I have more fun singing and dancing.



Dick Van Dyke Quotes: "I always loved to dance, but I never had a clue what I was doing."

I always loved to dance, but I never had a clue what I was doing.




Dick Van Dyke Quotes: "I went from my mother to my wife. And to this day, I can't bear to be alone."

I went from my mother to my wife. And to this day, I can't bear to be alone.



Dick Van Dyke Quotes: "'The Show' was the most fun I ever had and the most creative period of my life."

'The Show' was the most fun I ever had and the most creative period of my life.



Dick Van Dyke Quotes: "We all know we're going to die. We're all circling the drain. Some of us are closer than others. I'm 90, I know I'm closer to the drain than most people."

We all know we're going to die. We're all circling the drain. Some of us are closer than others. I'm 90, I know I'm closer to the drain than most people.




Dick Van Dyke Quotes: "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 to do things that are worthwhile or fun."

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 to do things that are worthwhile or fun.



Dick Van Dyke Quotes: "A lot of violence, a lot of gore in it, and I just didn't want to do that kind of thing."

A lot of violence, a lot of gore in it, and I just didn't want to do that kind of thing.



Dick Van Dyke Quotes: "I wasn't a falling-in-the-gutter type. I drank at home because it relaxed me. I was shy around new people, but after a drink or two, I became more sociable."

I wasn't a falling-in-the-gutter type. I drank at home because it relaxed me. I was shy around new people, but after a drink or two, I became more sociable.



Dick Van Dyke Quotes: "I get little kids who recognize me from 'Mary Poppins,' and it just delights me because it's our third generation."

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



Dick Van Dyke Quotes: "I'm not quite as much of a curmudgeon being old. I'm not cantankerous. But otherwise, I'm about the same."

I'm not quite as much of a curmudgeon being old. I'm not cantankerous. But otherwise, I'm about the same.




Dick Van Dyke Quotes: "I could probably play an alcoholic. I've had some experience with that."

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



Dick Van Dyke Quotes: "I never made a good movie."

I never made a good movie.



Dick Van Dyke Quotes: "I played a killer twice. Once on 'Matlock,' on Andy Griffith's show, I got to play the killer."

I played a killer twice. Once on 'Matlock,' on Andy Griffith's show, I got to play the killer.



Dick Van Dyke Quotes: "I married somebody half my age, and everybody thought I was crazy, but she is just an absolute angel."

I married somebody half my age, and everybody thought I was crazy, but she is just an absolute angel.



Dick Van Dyke Quotes: "I've retired so many times now it's getting to be a habit."

I've retired so many times now it's getting to be a habit.



Dick Van Dyke Quotes: "My wife, as proud as she was of me, hated show business for good reasons. There was something about the spouse always being pushed out of the way, shoved aside. She wanted to get away from it."

My wife, as proud as she was of me, hated show business for good reasons. There was something about the spouse always being pushed out of the way, shoved aside. She wanted to get away from it.



Dick Van Dyke Quotes: "I sing and dance. That's my job."

I sing and dance. That's my job.



Dick Van Dyke Quotes: "My work is just a hobby. No, I wouldn't want to do it professionally. It's too hard. Deadlines are no fun. But I can sit and tweak all night and not worry about time."

My work is just a hobby. No, I wouldn't want to do it professionally. It's too hard. Deadlines are no fun. But I can sit and tweak all night and not worry about time.



Dick Van Dyke Quotes: "But I wish they would make a musical of some kind. I miss musicals so much. You don't see them anymore."

But I wish they would make a musical of some kind. I miss musicals so much. You don't see them anymore.



Dick Van Dyke Quotes: "Otherwise, everything got better and better, just one surprise after another. And that's why I wrote the book about a matter of being in the right place at the right time, and just luck."

Otherwise, everything got better and better, just one surprise after another. And that's why I wrote the book about a matter of being in the right place at the right time, and just luck.



Dick Van Dyke Quotes: "I wouldn't mind taking a chance at Real Time, I've always thought if I could pick my interviewer, it'd be Charlie Rose, who I think is the best."

I wouldn't mind taking a chance at Real Time, I've always thought if I could pick my interviewer, it'd be Charlie Rose, who I think is the best.



Dick Van Dyke Quotes: "10 years ago, I would've host Saturday Night Live. But to me, the show has declined. For some reason, humor isn't what it was. It just, to me, it's not as funny as it was, not as sharply satirical."

10 years ago, I would've host Saturday Night Live. But to me, the show has declined. For some reason, humor isn't what it was. It just, to me, it's not as funny as it was, not as sharply satirical.



Dick Van Dyke Quotes: "I found doing that kind of comedy without an audience is just... for me, it's almost impossible. You need the audience to do their half of the work."

I found doing that kind of comedy without an audience is just... for me, it's almost impossible. You need the audience to do their half of the work.



Dick Van Dyke Quotes: "Carl Reiner particularly as a writer, a terrific writer. He's just turning out things."

Carl Reiner particularly as a writer, a terrific writer. He's just turning out things.



Dick Van Dyke Quotes: "We spent a lot of time together and had a great time with Mary Tyler Moore. And just working with her was like improv."

We spent a lot of time together and had a great time with Mary Tyler Moore. And just working with her was like improv.



Dick Van Dyke Quotes: "I'm not a loner. I have to have a life partner."

I'm not a loner. I have to have a life partner.



Dick Van Dyke Quotes: "I think it's being thrown at the wolves, we call it in our business."

I think it's being thrown at the wolves, we call it in our business.



Dick Van Dyke Quotes: "Oh, well, my first love is comedy or singing and dancing."

Oh, well, my first love is comedy or singing and dancing.



Dick Van Dyke Quotes: "Life is like a box of chocolates, I'm a nerd and I read books"

Life is like a box of chocolates, I'm a nerd and I read books



Dick Van Dyke Quotes: "Rob Petrie is who I really am - in personality and general ineffectiveness."

Rob Petrie is who I really am - in personality and general ineffectiveness.



Dick Van Dyke Quotes: "[My mother] once cooked a ham and later found it in my father's shirt drawer. I am not kidding."

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



Dick Van Dyke Quotes: "So as my kids will tell you, they had a pretty normal life."

So as my kids will tell you, they had a pretty normal life.



Dick Van Dyke Quotes: "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."

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.



Dick Van Dyke Quotes: "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."

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.



Dick Van Dyke Quotes: "My kids are so much better parent than I was."

My kids are so much better parent than I was.



Dick Van Dyke Quotes: "I wanted to be a radio announcer."

I wanted to be a radio announcer.



Dick Van Dyke Quotes: "I loved to fall down."

I loved to fall down.



Dick Van Dyke Quotes: "You know, I'm almost out of the habit of watching episodic television now."

You know, I'm almost out of the habit of watching episodic television now.



Dick Van Dyke Quotes: "I have four kids, seven grandkids, and four great-grandkids. Maybe I can become a great-great-grandfather if I hang on!"

I have four kids, seven grandkids, and four great-grandkids. Maybe I can become a great-great-grandfather if I hang on!



Dick Van Dyke Quotes: "I've won several Emmys, a Tony and a Grammy so maybe somebody will let me have an Oscar, and then I'll have a full set."

I've won several Emmys, a Tony and a Grammy so maybe somebody will let me have an Oscar, and then I'll have a full set.



Dick Van Dyke Quotes: "I never wanted to be an actor and to this day I don't. I can't get a handle on it. An actor wants to become someone else. I am a song-and-dance man and I enjoy being myself, which is all I can do."

I never wanted to be an actor and to this day I don't. I can't get a handle on it. An actor wants to become someone else. I am a song-and-dance man and I enjoy being myself, which is all I can do.



Dick Van Dyke Quotes: "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 it. I can still dance too, but it hurts now!"

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 it. I can still dance too, but it hurts now!



Dick Van Dyke Quotes: "I'm really in retirement. My career is over. I'm just playing now and having a great time. I like to keep busy, and I'm doing what's fun for me."

I'm really in retirement. My career is over. I'm just playing now and having a great time. I like to keep busy, and I'm doing what's fun for me.



Dick Van Dyke Quotes: "Everybody knows that I'm shorter, but it doesn't bother me at all."

Everybody knows that I'm shorter, but it doesn't bother me at all.



Dick Van Dyke Quotes: "I was the worst game show host that ever lived, and I knew it."

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



Dick Van Dyke Quotes: "The most important thing for old guys is never start going down the stairs sideways."

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



Dick Van Dyke Quotes: "I watch 'Al Jazeera.' They have news that you can't find anywhere else. They do great documentaries, too."

I watch 'Al Jazeera.' They have news that you can't find anywhere else. They do great documentaries, too.