Dick Van Dyke
Dick Van Dyke
Richard Wayne "Dick" Van Dykeis an American actor, comedian, writer, singer, dancer, and producer whose career in entertainment has spanned almost seven decades. He is the older brother of Jerry Van Dyke and father of Barry Van Dyke...
ProfessionTV Actor
Date of Birth13 December 1925
CityWest Plains, MO
thinking missing today
If you spend your life thinking, "I wonder if today is when it ends," you're going to miss out on everything wonderful.
opportunity joy missing
Anyone who doesn't sing and dance at every opportunity is missing out on the joy of life.
needs enough enjoy
You need someone to love, and something to do that you enjoy, and something to hope for, and that's enough for me.
dancer singers actors
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.' And singers say, 'No. He's an actor.'
habit retired
I've retired so many times now it's getting to be a habit.
moving guy forget
I've got plenty of arthritis. But if you keep moving, it won't bother you that much. That's why old guys stiffen up. They forget they have to get out of their chairs and do something. You let the moss grow over, it's your own fault.
games host worst
I was the worst game show host that ever lived, and I knew it.
jobs
I sing and dance. That's my job.
good-movie made
I never made a good movie.
hate
Haters are going to hate.
golf games mad
Stan said he used to keep Hardy late, make him miss his golf game, and really get him mad.
clue
I always loved to dance, but I never had a clue what I was doing.
song men want
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.
silly moon class
I was the class clown, you know, that kind of thing, and I gathered around me a group of guys who also were silly. I was in all the plays and everything. But I don't know, at that time show businesses looked like the moon, you know, it was so far away. I wanted to be a radio announcer.