A lot of violence, a lot of gore in it, and I just didn't want to do that kind of thing.

Quote by Dick Van Dyke

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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 most people will tell you that. They can go along and, while they're...

I think most people will tell you that. They can go along and, while they're...

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.

I loved to fall down.

I loved to fall down.

I turned down some movies that were quite good. mainly on the basis of taste.

I turned down some movies that were quite good. mainly on the basis of taste.

I wanted to be a radio announcer.

I wanted to be a radio announcer.

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.

Women will never be as successful as men because they have no wives to advise...

Women will never be as successful as men because they have no wives to advise...

I don't think we've got much of a chance to tell you the truth. But...

I don't think we've got much of a chance to tell you the truth. But...

I never made a good movie.

I never made a good movie.

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...

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...

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

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

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

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

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...

We had all week to rehearse. An audience would come in at the end of...

We had all week to rehearse. An audience would come in at the end of...

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.

Probably one of the happiest moments, outside the birth of all of my kids, was...

Probably one of the happiest moments, outside the birth of all of my kids, was...

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...