I was always in show business but in many ways was not really of show business. I didn't move in show business circles, particularly, still don't do it.

Quote by Dick Van Dyke

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

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

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...

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

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

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...

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 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...

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

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

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.

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...

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.

I have four children and I have seven grandkids.

I have four children and I have seven grandkids.

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...

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 never made a good movie.

I never made a good movie.

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 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.

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...

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.