Dick Cavett
Dick Cavett
Richard Alva "Dick" Cavettis an American television personality and former talk show host notable for his conversational style and in-depth discussions. Cavett appeared regularly on nationally broadcast television in the United States in five consecutive decades, the 1960s through the 2000s...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Show Host
Date of Birth19 November 1936
CityGibbon, NE
CountryUnited States of America
sarcastic teacher stars
Being the offspring of English teachers is a mixed blessing. When the film star says to you, on the air, 'It was a perfect script for she and I,' inside your head you hear, in the sarcastic voice of your late father, 'Perfect for she, eh? And perfect for I, also?'
stars believe reading
I confess, I do have to remind myself almost daily that there are people on this earth capable of reading, writing, eating and dressing themselves who believe their lives are ruled from billions of miles away, by the stars - and, of course, the planets.
stars people brain
Statistically, I'd say comedy writers are perhaps the sanest category of show people. And why not? They make big money, and although it's not an easy trade - particularly when you're at your galley oar five days a week - it's easier on the nerves and the psyche than living with the brain-squeezing pressure and cares of being the Star.
cane moving stage
Really? Going on stage with a cane and moving the way you do?
diary kept older wish
Don't you wish you could have been a little older and kept a diary of all those meetings?
muddy saved
Well, it saved her a lot of muddy shoes,
checked distressed failed gentlemen hear lyrics pointed television terribly
That was a real contribution to television, ... It was pointed out to me after the show by a terribly distressed gentleman. He checked everything. It's as if he checked the lyrics for 'Tea for Two' and failed to check that. I don't know if they had lyrics with them, but he didn't hear it.
great rock
I don't know who said, 'Dick would be great with rock people,'
assigned days five good guy lost pick saved shows
We were doing shows five days a week, so I assigned a guy to pick out the good stuff, ... We lost some shows, but saved hundreds.
afraid anyone common fear ghost heard hurting people puzzles
Why are people afraid of ghosts? 'Ooh, no, I wouldn't want to see one! I'd be too scared' - accompanied by a tremolo of fear in the voice - is the common reaction. This puzzles me. I'd think anyone would welcome he opportunity. I've never heard of a ghost hurting anybody.
finances people tend
Show people tend to treat their finances like their dentistry. They assume the people who handle it know what they are doing.
bad felt george man sympathy
I felt bad when George Bush was booed. But only briefly. My sympathy for that man has a half-life of about four seconds.
downs endured food guest piece pitfalls talk ups
It's fun for me to go on other folks' talk shows. When you've endured the ups and downs and tensions and pitfalls of hosting, being a guest is a piece of angel food.
allow classes debate freshman god merciful nowadays updated versions
Do freshman philosophy classes nowadays debate updated versions of the age-old questions? Like, how could a merciful God allow AIDS, childhood cancers, tsunamis and Dick Cheney?