Dean Martin was an eminent actor, comedian and a singer. He loved to drink alcohol and this is depicted in one of his quotes, “If people want to think I get drunk and stay out all night, let them. That's how I got here, you know". On another event he uttered his feelings about drinking as "I drink because my body craves, needs alcohol. I don't drink, my body's a drunk ".
Dean Martin was married three times in his life and had seven children. He was a busy man but he tried to give some time to his family as well. He once quoted, “I've got seven kids. The three words you hear most around my house are 'hello,' 'goodbye,' and 'I'm pregnant”.
After 24 years of marriage he divorced his second wife Jeanne. When signing papers for divorce he said, “I know it's the gentlemanly thing to let the wife file. But, then, everybody knows I'm no gentleman”.
Joey Bishop was one of his closest companions. On one event Dean said, “Most people think of Joey Bishop as just a replacement for Johnny Carson. That's NOT true. We in show business know better: we don't think of him at all." Frank Sinatra was a fast friend of Dean Martin and Martin used to copy Sinatra by saying that, “In high school, Frank never participated in extra-curricular activities, like nature study, paintings or ceramics. Frank's hobby was the most fascinating one: he was an amateur gynecologist ".
Dean expressed his thoughts about acting as, “I can’t stand an actor actress who tells me acting is a hard work. It is an easy work. Anyone who says it isn’t ever had to stand on his feet all day dealing blackjack.” Dean Martin dvds performed for a long period of time with jerry Lewis. Their partnership was a great success. Dean Martin roast quoted, “At some point, I am extra ordinary like Charlie Chaplin”.