Infact, Van Dyke had checked himself into a hospital in 1972 for alcoholism. He soon managed to get sober. During this time, he also managed to quit smoking, which he admitted was harder to do than quitting alcohol.
While he spoke on a podcast he shared about his experience, “It was much worse than the alcohol.”
While he does credit his long life to quitting both of these vices, he also has one other thing he thinks is important for longevity.
He shared, “People say, ‘What did you do right?’ I don’t know. I’m rather lazy. I’ve always thought that anger is one thing that eats up a person’s insides – and hate. And I never really was able to work up a feeling of hate.”
He went on to say, “I think that is one of the chief things that kept me going.”
This is such great advice from one of the truly greats! Share this with other fans of Dick Van Dyke to see what they think!
