Pandering to the scandal hungry public is a total lack of responsible journalism.
I've had a lot of writers, in particular, who said they got into writing because of the 'Van Dyke Show.' They said it looked like fun.
A lot of violence, a lot of gore in it, and I just didn't want to do that kind of thing.
But I wish they would make a musical of some kind. I miss musicals so much. You don't see them anymore.
I cannot tell you what it means when children recognize. This is about the third generation for me. And when kids that small recognize me, it really pleases me, very gratifying.
I don't have any children; I have four middle-aged people.
I grew up in Danville, Illinois, right in the middle of the state.
I loved to fall down.
I never made a good movie.
I think it's being thrown at the wolves, we call it in our business.
I wanted to be a radio announcer.
I was always in show business but in many ways was not really of show business. I didn't move in show business circles, particularly, still don't do it.
I've retired so many times now it's getting to be a habit.
My kids are so much better parent than I was.
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.
No, I did night clubs right here in Los Angeles. My partner, Phil Erickson, put me in the business, a guy from my home town, a dear friend who we just lost a couple of months ago.
No, no, it was the relationships. That was that group. People believed that Rob and Laura were really married in real life. You know, a lot of people believed that.
Oh, well, my first love is comedy or singing and dancing.
So as my kids will tell you, they had a pretty normal life.
So at 16 I got a job at the local radio station. And I was working after school and weekends. I did the news; I did everything. I did - played records.
