It's more in my nature to be optimistic, I think. I'm one of those people who gets up on the right side of the bed in the morning. Dick Van Dyke bedmorningnature Change image and share on social
I've always thought if I could pick my interviewer, it'd be Charlie Rose, who I think is the best. Dick Van Dyke charliehaveinterviewer Change image and share on social
I have a lot of friends who say that one of the freedoms of being older is you don't care what other people think, which I don't think is right. You care what other people think, but if you're comfortable in your own skin, that doesn't bother you. Dick Van Dyke bothercarecomfortable share on social
Here's the truth. Your teens and twenties are your Plan A. At 50, you're assessing whether Plan B or Plan C or any of the other plans you hatched actually worked. Your sixties and seventies, they're an improvisation. Dick Van Dyke assesshatchimprovisation share on social
I've been talking about retiring for years. It's my standard answer to the question, 'What are your future plans?' The truth is, I'll always want to do things that are worthwhile or fun. Dick Van Dyke answerfunfuture Change image and share on social
For some reason, as time gets short in life, wasting time escaping through entertainment bothers me. Dick Van Dyke botherentertainmentescape Change image and share on social
When I was a kid, I loved all the silent comedians - Buster Keaton, Laurel and Hardy, Chaplin. And I used to imitate them. I'd go to see a Buster Keaton movie and come home and try things out I'd seen. I learned to do pratfalls when I was very young. Dick Van Dyke bustchaplincomedian share on social
My wife, as proud as she was of me, hated show business for good reasons. There was something about the spouse always being pushed out of the way, shoved aside. She wanted to get away from it. Dick Van Dyke businessgoodhate Change image and share on social
Oh, I had an idea for a pilot of my own at the time, and then Carl sent me about eight scripts and simply I threw my idea out the window because the writing was just so good. Dick Van Dyke carlgoodidea Change image and share on social
They did ask me to do 'Dancing With The Stars;' I said I can do one show, but on that show you have to come up with a new number every week, and I told them that I think I'm a little past that stage. Dick Van Dyke dancenumbpast Change image and share on social
