When I auditioned for 'Bye Bye Birdie' on Broadway, Gower Champion said, 'You've got the job!' I said, 'Mr. Champion, I can't dance.' He said, 'We'll teach you what you need to know.' Dick Van Dyke auditionbirdiebroadway Change image and share on social
I was lucky to get the kinds of parts I wanted. I always said I didn't want to do anything my kids can't see. Dick Van Dyke kidkindlucky Change image and share on social
Oh, well, my first love is comedy or singing and dancing. Dick Van Dyke comedydancelove Change image and share on social
I never had a lot of confidence in myself. Dick Van Dyke confidencelot Change image and share on social
When I get some budding young comic who'll come up to me and say, 'What was it like to do it in those days?' I try to be as gracious to him as Stan Laurel was to me. Dick Van Dyke budcomicday Change image and share on social
We had all week to rehearse. An audience would come in at the end of the week and we'd our little show. Most of the ad- libbing happened during the week on the show. Dick Van Dyke audienceendhappen Change image and share on social
I played a killer twice. Once on 'Matlock,' on Andy Griffith's show, I got to play the killer. Dick Van Dyke andygriffithkiller Change image and share on social
The first time I met Mary Tyler Moore, I thought she was just beautiful, but I thought she was a little young. Dick Van Dyke beautifulmarymeet Change image and share on social
I was born in the Coolidge administration. Can you believe that? So I've seen a lot of politics. Dick Van Dyke administrationbearcoolidge Change image and share on social
'Chitty Chitty Bang Bang' was a movie that I repeatedly turned down. The movie's producer, Albert 'Cubby' Broccoli, known for his tight-fisted control of the James Bond movie franchise, desperately wanted to re-team Julie Andrews and me after the success we'd enjoyed with 'Mary Poppins.' Dick Van Dyke albertandrewbang share on social