Quotes from Dick Van Dyke

Pandering to the scandal hungry public is a total lack of responsible journalism.

Hope is life's essential nutrient, and love is what gives life meaning

Jon Stewart kills me. I love him. And Bill Maher. He does an hour on HBO. But entirely political. It is awfully rough, but he does make me laugh.

You need someone to love, and something to do that you enjoy, and something to hope for, and that's enough for me.

'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.'

I had an uncle who had a car with a rumble seat, and I used to love to ride in that thing. I mentioned this to some kids, and they were like, "What are you even talking about?"

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.

I was the class clown, you know, that kind of thing, and I gathered around me a group of guys who also were silly. I was in all the plays and everything. But I don't know, at that time show businesses looked like the moon, you know, it was so far away. I wanted to be a radio announcer.

My life has been a magnificent indulgence.

I've always thought if I could pick my interviewer, it'd be Charlie Rose, who I think is the best.

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.'

I don't play golf. I have more fun singing and dancing.

I have a beautiful, young wife who sings and dances, so there's a lot of duetting going on at my house.

I do miss the rhythms of comedy. And I've never been able to perform very well without an audience. The sitcoms I've done had them. It was like doing a little play.

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

I asked Fred Astaire once when he was about my age if he still danced, and he said 'Yes, but it hurts now.' That's exactly it. I can still dance, too, but it hurts now!

I pay attention to the news. I take the 'New York Times.' I do the Saturday crossword.

I'm an old, white-haired guy. If I'm not recognized, I'm treated pretty much like every other elderly. But if people recognize me, it's a whole different thing.

Sing like nobody can hear you, dance like nobody can see you, and love like you've never been hurt.

I would love to be Moses.

The secret to keeping moving is keeping moving.

I've always wanted to learn kick boxing.

I have four kids, seven grandkids, and four great-grandkids. Maybe I can become a great-great-grandfather if I hang on!

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.