'100 years are not enough': Legendary actor Dick van Dyke plans to 'live more'

The legendary Mary Poppins actor Dick van Dyke, known for his whimsical portrayals on screen, turned 100 on Saturday claiming it was "not enough”.

In an interview with US television programme Good Morning America ahead of the milestone birthday, van Dyke said:  “100 years are not enough. You want to live more. Which I plan to.”

With a decades-long career that has included Emmys, a Grammy, a Tony and a Lifetime Achievement Honour, van Dyke is celebrating his birthday by publishing a book “100 Rules for Living to a 100”.

He said he feels “good for 100” and has “no pain and discomfort”, although he complained he “missed movement”.

“I’ve got one game leg from I don’t know what. I still try to dance,” he added.

However, he could not attribute anything in particular for his longevity, other than living a life without hate or anger.

“I’ve always thought that anger and hate is what eats up a person’s insides and I never could work up a feeling of hate,” he said, adding that it was what ultimately had taken his father aged 74.

“You know I played old men a lot. And I always played 'em as angry, and cantankerous," he told Good Morning America, adding "it's not really that way."

"I don't know any other 100-year-old, but I can speak for myself."