I've always done comedy, and I've always wanted to do a dramatic role. I wanted to be a sheriff.
- Jerry Van Dyke
Always, Role, Wanted, Sheriff
I wanted to be Bob Hope or Red Skelton from the time I was 8 years old.
- Jerry Van Dyke
Red, Wanted, Bob, None
The Emmy nomination did a world of good for my confidence.
- Jerry Van Dyke
Good, Confidence, World, Emmy
The 'My Mother the Car' script read like Neil Simon compared to the 'Gilligan's Island' script.
- Jerry Van Dyke
Mother, Read, Simon, Compared
I always knew if I had some success that I'd no longer be thought of as Dick Van Dyke's brother.
- Jerry Van Dyke
Some, Always, Van, Dyke
God knows I tried to make it earlier in life, but with all due respect to myself, nothing I ever did was any good.
- Jerry Van Dyke
Myself, Nothing, Any, I Tried
If I had taken 'Gilligan's Island,' I would never have gotten 'Coach' because I would have been established as Gilligan.
- Jerry Van Dyke
Been, Established, Gotten, Coach
I didn't handle success all that well.
- Jerry Van Dyke
Success, Well, Handle
I've been in so many series, or almost-series, that I can't even count them all.
- Jerry Van Dyke
Been, Even, Series, Count
I have an act I take on the road. That's what saved me. I dont know how most actors make a living.
- Jerry Van Dyke
Living, Most, Take, Saved
I never turned down anything but 'Gilligan's Island.'
- Jerry Van Dyke
Down, Never, Turned, Island
I became known as the guy who did the worst show in the history of television.
- Jerry Van Dyke
Television, Became, Known, The History Of
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