Richard Wayne Van Dyke (born December 13, 1925) is an American actor, comedian, singer, dancer, writer, and producer.
When I started having kids, I thought, 'I don't want to do anything they can't watch. '
Life is like a box of chocolates, I'm a nerd and I read books
Once I got a job singing and dancing, a reasonable person might think, "Maybe I should learn how to do this. " But no, I never did.
Hope is life's essential nutrient, and love is what gives life meaning
I turned down some movies that were quite good. mainly on the basis of taste.
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 went public with the alcoholism, very early on. . . the early '70s. Mercedes McCambridge, the actress, I think was the first recognizable person that went before Congress and talked about it, and I thought that was a good idea, to take some of the stigma away from it and say "Normal, average people can fall prey to it. " So it's been public for me. I did a movie about an alcoholic. And today, you're nobody unless you've been to rehab. It seems like everybody has some kind of an addiction.
In my seventies, I exercised to stay ambulatory. In my eighties, I exercise to avoid assisted living.
I have two kids who were like me, we get out of bed feeling good, and the other two would sit at the breakfast table and grumble. I think it's born into us. I usually wake up feeling pretty good. Looking forward to the day.
I don't play golf. I have more fun singing and dancing.
I've never been what you'd call a great singer, but I loved to sing.
Oh, well, my first love is comedy or singing and dancing.
I think that's the answer to a good marriage. Everyone has their own room.
Bob Hope, like Mark Twain, had a sense of humor that was uniquely American, and like Twain, we'll likely not see another like him.
My favorite unknown movie is 'The Comic. '
No, no, it was the relationships. That was that group. People believed that Rob and Laura were really married in real life. You know, a lot of people believed that.
My son Barry, of course, has been on from the beginning. And his son Shane is playing now a med student regularly on the show. And at one point or another, I've had all four of his kids on the show.
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 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.
So I think we're kind of an alternate choice for people who have had it with sex and violence.