While the stage and screen defined his daily rhythm for more than 60 years, the star of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is now more likely to be found enjoying the calm of his California home, away from red carpets and studio lights.
‘Current events could turn anyone sour’
He continued, “On top of that, recent and unfolding current events could turn anyone sour and dark, young or old. I just lived through two Southern California wildfires in less than a month, right out my front door, including the worst one in history.”
Van Dyke, who previously expressed criticism of President Donald Trump, said that climate disasters combined with political turmoil have left him disheartened: “Daily, I spiral into anguish over the mayhem and cruelty being inflicted on the entire world by those in power. So yes, I suppose at certain times of day I am the grumpy old man who yells at the TV.”
