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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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 have four children and I have seven grandkids.

I have four children and I have seven grandkids.

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...

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 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.

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 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...

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...

So I think we're kind of an alternate choice for people who have had it...

So I think we're kind of an alternate choice for people who have had it...

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'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.

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...

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...

I don't have any children, I have four middle-aged people.

I don't have any children, I have four middle-aged people.

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...

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...

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.

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

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

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

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