“One day in '61, I was looking in the Santa Monica phone book for a number, and there it was: Stan Laurel, Ocean Avenue in Santa Monica. I went over there and spent the afternoon with them. And pumped him with questions. I must have driven him crazy. I spent a lot of happy hours at Stan's house on Sundays just talking about comedy.” BookHouseHoursNumbersTalkingComedyCrazyOne DayOceanPhonesDrivenSundayAfternoonSantaAvenuesLaurelsMonicaHappy HourSanta Monica Author:Dick Van Dyke
“So at 16 I got a job at the local radio station. And I was working after school and weekends. I did the news; I did everything. I did - played records.” SchoolJobsRecordsNewsRadioLocalsStationsWeekendRadio StationsAfter School Author:Dick Van Dyke
“We had all week to rehearse. An audience would come in at the end of the week and we'd our little show. Most of the ad- libbing happened during the week on the show.” LittlesEndsShowsAudienceHappenedWeekAds Author:Dick Van Dyke
“When I auditioned for 'Bye Bye Birdie' on Broadway, Gower Champion said, 'You've got the job!' I said, 'Mr. Champion, I can't dance.' He said, 'We'll teach you what you need to know.'” KnowsNeedsSaidI CanJobsTeachChampionBroadwayByeBye ByeBye Bye Birdie Author:Dick Van Dyke
“When I was a kid, I loved all the silent comedians - Buster Keaton, Laurel and Hardy, Chaplin. And I used to imitate them. I'd go to see a Buster Keaton movie and come home and try things out I'd seen. I learned to do pratfalls when I was very young.” TryingHomeKidsYoungUsedSilentComedianComing HomeHardyLaurelsChaplinBustersLaurel And Hardy Author:Dick Van Dyke
“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.” MenWantI CanWantedSongActorsEnjoyCan DoHandleThis DayBeing MyselfSong And Dance Author:Dick Van Dyke
“So I think we're kind of an alternate choice for people who have had it with sex and violence.” PeopleThinkingKindChoicesSexViolence Author: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.” WayStillsShowsMovingCirclesShow Business Author:Dick Van Dyke
“You know, I'm almost out of the habit of watching episodic television now.” KnowsTelevisionHabit Author:Dick Van Dyke
“I have four kids, seven grandkids, and four great-grandkids. Maybe I can become a great-great-grandfather if I hang on!” IfsI CanKidsFourSevenGrandfatherGrandkidsGreat GrandfatherGreat Grandkids Author:Dick Van Dyke
“I was lucky to get the kinds of parts I wanted. I always said I didn't want to do anything my kids can't see.” WantKindSaidKidsWantedLucky Author:Dick Van Dyke
