I learned everything that I know about comedy and about show business and a lot about life from Carl.

Quote by Dick Van Dyke

Topics: Dick Van Dyke Quotes

No, I did night clubs right here in Los Angeles. My partner, Phil Erickson, put...

No, I did night clubs right here in Los Angeles. My partner, Phil Erickson, put...

I think it's being thrown at the wolves, we call it in our business.

I think it's being thrown at the wolves, we call it in our business.

I loved to fall down.

I loved to fall down.

Oh, well, my first love is comedy or singing and dancing.

Oh, well, my first love is comedy or singing and dancing.

But once we got on the air, everybody except Morey Amsterdam pretty much stuck to...

But once we got on the air, everybody except Morey Amsterdam pretty much stuck to...

Oh, I had an idea for a pilot of my own at the time, and...

Oh, I had an idea for a pilot of my own at the time, and...

Bob Hope, like Mark Twain, had a sense of humor that was uniquely American, and...

Bob Hope, like Mark Twain, had a sense of humor that was uniquely American, and...

But I wish they would make a musical of some kind. I miss musicals so...

But I wish they would make a musical of some kind. I miss musicals so...

You know, I'm almost out of the habit of watching episodic television now.

You know, I'm almost out of the habit of watching episodic television now.

My kids are so much better parent than I was.

My kids are so much better parent than I was.

Today, if you're not an alcoholic, you're nobody.

Today, if you're not an alcoholic, you're nobody.

I grew up in Danville, Illinois, right in the middle of the state.

I grew up in Danville, Illinois, right in the middle of the state.

Stan said he used to keep Hardy late, make him miss his golf game, and...

Stan said he used to keep Hardy late, make him miss his golf game, and...

A lot of violence, a lot of gore in it, and I just didn't want...

A lot of violence, a lot of gore in it, and I just didn't want...

I was always in show business but in many ways was not really of show...

I was always in show business but in many ways was not really of show...

So as my kids will tell you, they had a pretty normal life.

So as my kids will tell you, they had a pretty normal life.

I think the saddest moment in my life just happened two months ago. My old...

I think the saddest moment in my life just happened two months ago. My old...

I have four children and I have seven grandkids.

I have four children and I have seven grandkids.

My son Barry, of course, has been on from the beginning. And his son Shane...

My son Barry, of course, has been on from the beginning. And his son Shane...

So at 16 I got a job at the local radio station. And I was...

So at 16 I got a job at the local radio station. And I was...