Dick Van Dyke

For some reason, as time gets short in life, wasting time escaping through entertainment bothers me. ”

When I was a kid, I had ambitions for being a television announcer, which was before television took off, you know, in the late '40s. And just through necessity, going out looking for work, I was starting to sing, and dance, and act, and I never expected to do that, nor to have any success at it at least. ”

I can't work with my brother without laughing. ”

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. ”

In the best of all worlds, the producers would take some responsibility for the kinds of things they're putting out. Unfortunately, they don't. ”