"Yes, I am a failed playwright. I had three shows on Broadway by the time I was 30. They all flopped, and I fled."

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When I auditioned for 'Bye Bye Birdie' on Broadway, Gower Champion said, 'You've got the job!' I said, 'Mr. Champion, I can't dance.' He said, 'We'll teach you what you need to know.'

— Dick Van Dyke