Quotes by Dick Van Dyke

About Dick Van Dyke:

Richard Wayne is an American actor, comedian, writer, singer, dancer, and producer with a career spanning almost seven decades. He is the older brother of Jerry Van Dyke and father of Barry Van Dyke.
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Put me on solid ground and I'll start tapping! At my age they say to keep moving.

Dick Van Dyke

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

Dick Van Dyke

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

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

Dick Van Dyke

You can spread jelly on the peanut butter but you can't spread peanut butter on the jelly.

Dick Van Dyke

We all need something to do, someone to love, and something to hope for.

Dick Van Dyke

I didn't know the answers, but I could feel that the things that gave life meaning came from a place within and from the nurturing of values like tolerance, charity, and community.

Dick Van Dyke

I think, the 'Van Dyke Show' and 'Mary Poppins' are two of the best periods of my life. I had so much fun, I didn't want it to end.

Dick Van Dyke

All of us involved say 'The Dick Van Dyke Show' was the best five years of our lives. We were like otters at play.

Dick Van Dyke

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

'Mary Poppins' was one of the best experiences of my life.

Dick Van Dyke

As wonderful as they were, my parents didn't teach me anything about self-discipline, concentration, patience, or focus. If I hadn't had a family myself, I probably never would've done anything. Marriage taught me responsibility.

Dick Van Dyke

I never had a lot of drive, but because I had family responsibilities, I had a lot of tenacity - the tenacity of a drowning man.

Dick Van Dyke

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

Dick Van Dyke

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 - I owe him everything. He put me in the business and taught me about everything I know.

Dick Van Dyke

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

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, a dear friend who we just lost a couple of months ago.

Dick Van Dyke

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 when I was 17 and never left the business, so that's literally 70 years.

Dick Van Dyke

I learned everything that I know about comedy and about show business and a lot about life from Carl.

Dick Van Dyke

I was always in show business but in many ways was not really of show business. I didn't move in show business circles, particularly, still don't do it.

Dick Van Dyke

Author Bio

  • NameDick Van Dyke
  • DescriptionAmerican television actor
  • BornDecember 13, 1925
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionActor; Singer; Film Producer; Writer; Dancer; Voice Actor; Musician
  • AwardsTony Award; Emmy Award; Daytime Emmy Award