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

Quote by Dick Van Dyke

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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.

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...

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 never made a good movie.

I never made a good movie.

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 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...

I loved to fall down.

I loved to fall down.

I've retired so many times now it's getting to be a habit.

I've retired so many times now it's getting to be a habit.

I wanted to be a radio announcer.

I wanted to be a radio announcer.

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...

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...

No, no, it was the relationships. That was that group. People believed that Rob and...

No, no, it was the relationships. That was that group. People believed that Rob and...

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...

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.

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...

I cannot tell you what it means when children recognize. This is about the third...

I cannot tell you what it means when children recognize. This is about the third...

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...

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.

My kids are so much better parent than I was.

My kids are so much better parent than I was.