“When I was a kid, I had ambitions for being a television announcer, which was before television took off, you know, in the late 40s. And just through necessity, going out looking for work, I was starting to sing, and dance, and act, and I never expected to do that, nor to have any success at it at least.” KnowsKidsTelevisionAmbitionLateStartingExpectedGoing OutAnnouncersLooking For Work Author:Dick Van Dyke
“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.” ThinkingTwoFeelingsKidsBornBedWake UpTablesLike MeFeel GoodBreakfastLooking GoodLooking ForwardFeeling Pretty Author:Dick Van Dyke
“When I started having kids, I thought, 'I don't want to do anything they can't watch.'” WantKidsWatchesHaving Kids Author:Dick Van Dyke
“My brother and I laughed a lot as kids. We came up in the middle of the Depression, and neither one of us knew we were poor. We had nothing, but we didn't know it.” KnowsKidsPoorMiddleBrotherMy BrotherLaughed Author:Dick Van Dyke
“I had an uncle who had a car with a rumble seat, and I used to love to ride in that thing. I mentioned this to some kids, and they were like, "What are you even talking about?"” KidsUsedTalkingCarSeatsUnclesUsed To LoveRumble Author:Dick Van Dyke
“I decided, when I started having kids, that I'd try not to do anything that I wouldn't be proud for them to see. I've kind of stuck with that, and I don't regret that at all, although I've lost money and passed up a lot of projects because of it. But I feel good about that.” TryingKindKidsRegretProudStuckFeel GoodBe ProudI Feel GoodHaving Kids Author:Dick Van Dyke
“Probably one of the happiest moments, outside the birth of all of my kids, was the first time we won an Emmy, that the show won an Emmy. That was a big night.” FirstsMomentsShowsBigsKidsNightBirthFirst TimeNight TimeEmmys Author:Dick Van Dyke
“I get little kids who recognize me from 'Mary Poppins,' and it just delights me because it's our third generation.” LittlesKidsGenerationsThirdsDelightMaryLittle Kid Author:Dick Van Dyke
“So as my kids will tell you, they had a pretty normal life.” KidsNormalNormal Life Author:Dick Van Dyke
“I cannot tell you what it means when children recognize. This is about the third generation for me. And when kids that small recognize me, it really pleases me, very gratifying.” MeanChildrenKidsGenerationsPleaseThirdsPlease Me Author:Dick Van Dyke
“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.” Has BeensShowsKidsCoursesFourStudentsSonMy SonShaneMeds Author:Dick Van Dyke
“Once you get the kids raised and the mortgage paid off and accomplish what you wanted to do in life, there's a great feeling of: 'Hey, I'm free as a bird.'” FeelingsKidsWantedBirdPaidRaisedAccomplishHeyMortgageGreat FeelingsPaid Off 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 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
