Julie Andrews Quotes
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I was raised never to carp about things and never to moan, because in vaudeville, which is my background, you just got on with it through all kinds of adversities.
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Sometimes opportunities float right past your nose. Work hard, apply yourself, and be ready. When an opportunity comes you can grab it.
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I miss singing very, very much, but the best thing is I have never been busier.
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I've got a good right hook.
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Steadiness is coming up short 19 times and succeeding the twentieth.
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You know, making an animated movie is such a lonesome thing. You mostly don't see your fellow actors or anything. You go into your booth, you record all your dialogue. It's very much an issue of trust. You leave it all up to the director.
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I'm more contented and at peace with myself now than I was as a box-office queen. I'm less uptight. I've even reached a stage where it doesn't shatter me if somebody prints something bad about me.
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Behaving like a princess is work. It's not just about looking beautiful or wearing a crown. It's more about how you are inside.
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It's lovely that the Hollywood stars are crossing over to Broadway.... There used to be such a dividing line in the country between Hollywood and the theatre and that's just melting away. It's just wonderful right now!
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Dear Lady Gaga , thank you for the wonderful tribute. Oh my god, it really warmed my heart!
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If somebody can act out one of the books as a play, if they can see a play, film, or television show that's related, that can be so stimulating for them. Anything that makes children engage and think - and love what the story is about - can only bring the most enormous rewards.
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As you become older, you become less judgmental and take offense less. But marriage is hard work; the illusion that you get married and live happily ever after is absolute rubbish.
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If I'm reading about a river or the trees or the wind blowing or the stars at night, if you can hear that in the music in some way, you've wedded the two and your imagination takes off. To be able to hear that in music is really important.
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I've learned a lot of things about myself through singing. I used to have a certain dislike of the audience, not as individual people, but as a giant body who was judging me. Of course, it wasn`t really them judging me. It was me judging me. Once I got past that fear, it freed me up, not just when I was performing but in other parts of my life.
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And I think as long as a song has beautiful lyrics, I'm so happy.
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A library takes the gift of reading one step further by offering personalized learning opportunities second to none, a powerful antidote to the isolation of the Web.
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The anateur works until they get something right. The professional works until they can't go wrong.
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Miracles are happening every day. I do think that's true. If you can take the time to look. It took me a while to learn that, though some children know it instinctively and they do have wonder when they are kids. But the trouble is, as we grow older, we lose it.
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The old fairy tales are very, very violent, and these days I think we could do with a little less of it.
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I don't sing the way I used to, so I'm doing everything I can to put the word out that they shouldn't expect that.
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I think it's the essence of any film and any stage production - any work where you do work with other people - of course collaboration is hugely important. One does for awhile become family.
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I am a liberated woman. And I do believe if a woman does equal work she should be paid equal money. But personally I am feminine and I do like male authority to lean on.
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If you're passionate about what you do, then go for it wholeheartedly. Be prepared that if anytime, you may be surprised by a phenomenal opportunity that may come your way, and that's when I say, do your homework. Be ready.
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Use your knowledge, and your heart, to stand up for those who can't stand, speak for those who can't speak, be a beacon of light for those whose lives have become dark.
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Quite often I'll turn on the television and something like Sound of Music will be on or Victor/Victoria and I might watch a moment or two. But I don't actually sit down and say I'm going to watch one of my movies.
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I always knew I had this voice, but it wasn't until I was in my 20s that I realized I had the power to do something with it.
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I think every young girl at some point in her early life wonders what it's like to be a princess. They like the idea of dressing up and the fun of it.
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It is not enough to reach for the brass ring. You must also enjoy the merry go round.
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The thrill of being in front of a camera remains exactly the same.
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Unfortunately something always has to go by the wayside.
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