I could never turn to a guy and a girl and ask, 'Are you going steady?' That was absolutely a no-no - it was the Eisenhower period, and no parent wanted their kid going steady, so it wasn't a thing that you could endorse as proper behavior on the air.

Dick Clark

Music is the soundtrack of your life.

Dick Clark

Humor is always based on a modicum of truth. Have you ever heard a joke about a father-in-law?

Dick Clark

If you want to stay young-looking, pick your parents very carefully.

Dick Clark

Two-thirds of people with diabetes don't realize the seriousness that it can cause their hearts. They don't realize they can have a stroke, drop dead of a heart attack. So you've got to get this thing under control.

Dick Clark

Between Alan Freed in Cleveland and Bob Horn and Lee Stewart in Philadelphia and George 'Hound Dog' Lorenz in Buffalo, they began to find out that white kids liked black music. It was a very significant period of time before I got there.

Dick Clark

I keep everything. It's one of my problems. I'm a saver.

Dick Clark

Personally, I'd like to visit every corner of the earth. But I don't know as I'll ever be able to accomplish that.

Dick Clark

I don't set trends. I just find out what they are and exploit them.

Dick Clark

In Presley's time, you didn't dare not to be a fan of his, because you were part of a club. Now you can say I prefer Billy Joel or Tina Turner or someone else. It's all fractionalized.

Dick Clark

I adhere to my exercise program, which is about 20 minutes a day. I do it seven days a week. I have a little stall in the breezeway of our garage where I have a walking machine, a stair climber, and I do 15 pound weights, and I watch television. Because I hate exercise.

Dick Clark

I played records, the kids danced, and America watched.

Dick Clark

Now that we've got computers, you can pump up anything that anybody ever uttered.

Dick Clark

It can be embarrassing. People come up to me and say, 'I love your show,' and I have no idea which one they're talking about.

Dick Clark

First job I had, I was 17 years old. I was primarily the mail room boy at the radio station. An FM station. And in those days, nobody listened to FM.

Dick Clark

It's real good to be back with you again this year.

Dick Clark

The Prince interview was a failure. Huge, but most memorable 'cause he didn't say anything.

Dick Clark

Well, I'm using a cane, so what? So what if they shot me sitting in a wheelchair? That's life!

Dick Clark

I'm always distressed by the supposedly bright people who don't know what they are.

Dick Clark

Rock had a huge impact. Anything that the older generation hates is usually loved by kids. Nothing much changes - that still continues today.

Dick Clark

I could never turn to a guy and a girl and ask, 'Are you going steady?' That was absolutely a no-no - it was the Eisenhower period, and no parent wanted their kid going steady, so it wasn't a thing that you could endorse as proper behavior on the air.

Dick Clark