287 Quotes by Dick Van Dyke

Everybody knows that I'm shorter, but it doesn't bother me at all.

People think I'm talking like I'm in perfect health, but I have all the infirmities for my age. I have arthritis and all those things. But if you keep moving, that won't bother you.

I sing all day. And it's good for you. Good for your vocal cords.

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.

It means you never know what's going to happen,' I said. 'You do your best, then take your chances. Everything else is beyond our control.

My son Barry, of course, has been on from the beginning. And his son Shane is playing now a med student regularly on the show. And at one point or another, I've had all four of his kids on the show.

Life is like a box of chocolates, I'm a nerd and I read books

I have also heard and read various accounts of why they [Sheldon Leonard and Carl Reiner] liked me. My favorites? I wasn't too good-looking, I walked a little funny, and I was basically kind of average and ordinary. I guess my lack of perfection turned out to be a winning hand. Let that be a lesson for future generations.

I think it's being thrown at the wolves, we call it in our business.