A Quote by Dick Van Dyke

I wasn't a falling-in-the-gutter type. I drank at home because it relaxed me. I was shy around new people, but after a drink or two, I became more sociable.

Dick Van Dyke

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Dick Van Dyke
American - Actor
Born: December 13, 1925

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