I wanted to be a radio announcer.

Quote by Dick Van Dyke

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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 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 loved to fall down.

I loved to fall down.

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...

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 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.

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...

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...

I have four children and I have seven grandkids.

I have four children and I have seven grandkids.

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

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

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.

My kids are so much better parent than I was.

My kids are so much better parent than I was.

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...

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 never made a good movie.

I never made a good movie.

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...

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...

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 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.