My maternal grandfather owned a grocery store that also sold kosher meat. He did well. Dick Van Dyke grandfathergrocerykosher Change image and share on social
I wrote a little autobiography about how luck has to do with everything. It's called 'My Lucky Life In and Out of Show Business.' A publisher came to me and said, 'Write a book,' so I did. I wanted to call it 'Everybody Else Has Got a Book.' Dick Van Dyke autobiographybookbusiness share on social
I like 'The Office.' I particularly like the British version with Ricky Gervais. Of course, I liked the 'Seinfeld' show a lot. I thought that was an awfully good show. Dick Van Dyke britishgervaisgood Change image and share on social
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 turned down some movies that were quite good. mainly on the basis of taste. Dick Van Dyke basisgoodmovie Change image and 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 always been a bit of an orphan, because actors say, 'Well, he's more of a dancer.' And dancers say, 'No. He's really a singer.' And singers say, 'No. He's an actor.' Dick Van Dyke actorbitedancer 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
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
