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
hurt like-you been-hurt
Sing like nobody can hear you, dance like nobody can see you, and love like you've never been hurt.
play killers shows
I played a killer twice. Once on 'Matlock,' on Andy Griffith's show, I got to play the killer.
good-movie made
I never made a good movie.
hate
Haters are going to hate.
responsibility men tenacity
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.
today alcoholics ifs
Today, if you're not an alcoholic, you're nobody.
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.
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.
loner partners life-partner
I'm not a loner. I have to have a life partner.
I've never been what you'd call a great singer, but I loved to sing.
kids grandfather four
I have four kids, seven grandkids, and four great-grandkids. Maybe I can become a great-great-grandfather if I hang on!
television habit knows
You know, I'm almost out of the habit of watching episodic television now.
responsibility self discipline
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.