Can I give them what they think they're going to get from me? That's always the big question. Julie Andrews More Quotes by Julie Andrews More Quotes From Julie Andrews The old fairy tales are very, very violent, and these days I think we could do with a little less of it. Julie Andrews angel littles thinking I have always wished I could learn to be a potter. I love collecting ceramics; it would be so fulfilling to create something lovely. Julie Andrews ceramics lovely would-be I am an optimistic lady. Julie Andrews optimistic Dear Lady Gaga , thank you for the wonderful tribute. Oh my god, it really warmed my heart! Julie Andrews gaga heart wonderful As a rule, my focus is on classical music, but I love jazz. I love everything, actually. Julie Andrews classical-music jazz focus I think family matters to me enormously. In fact, family is the first priority. If my family is good, I can do anything. If they're not, I'm a basket case. Julie Andrews priorities my-family thinking I certainly embrace all the movement that's going on these days about equality for women and equal rights. In general, I would apply that to all nationalities and all races. I think we do need more awareness, generosity, and compassion than we have right now. But in terms of feminism, I embrace it wholeheartedly. Not in a kind of militant way, but I've always known that it matters. Julie Andrews generosity compassion thinking Garry Marshall is a joy. I feel so utterly safe in his hands. Julie Andrews safe joy hands Be a part of all that is decent and be an ambassador for the kind of world that you want to live in. Julie Andrews ambassadors want world It is America that gave me so much in my life. It wasn't until I came to America that my life just exploded in so many ways. So for me, I think in a way, though I'm English, I've been living the American Dream and I'm eternally grateful to Americans for allowing me to do what I love doing the most. Julie Andrews grateful dream thinking I adored my birth father and constantly worried that I was being disloyal to him and his schoolteacher roots if I spent too much time performing and enjoying it. Julie Andrews too-much roots father If I am able to sing again it will be through some miracle operation. There's a lot of work being done to help singers regain their voices, but in my case I actually lost vocal tissue so it's very hard for my chords to rub together and I need to replace that tissue. I remain optimistic but not tremendously so. Julie Andrews optimistic miracle together I feel an enormous responsibility to bridge the gap between England and America, and be a sort of very quiet ambassador for my country to try to sort of do a "hands across the water" thing where they understand England and English people understand Americans. I adore America. Julie Andrews responsibility country people The world is full of magical places, and the library has always been one of them for me. A library can be that special place for our children. Julie Andrews special kids children All love shifts and changes. I don't know if you can be wholeheartedly in love all the time. Julie Andrews depressing heartbreak love I play with my grandchildren. I tend to my garden, which I love. Of course, I love to read, and family is really what it's all about. Julie Andrews grandchildren garden play I'm not singing anymore; that is why I am so pleased to be writing. My daughter said, "You just found a different way of using your voice." Julie Andrews daughter voice writing You always do that with movie musicals. You prerecord and then you lip-synch to playback. Julie Andrews lips My books have three W's on them, which are "words," "wisdom," and "wonder." Words inevitably lead to wisdom, and wisdom inevitably leads to wonder and awe at this phenomenal world around us. Julie Andrews words-of-wisdom three book There is no greater thrill than to sing with a beautiful orchestra. Julie Andrews orchestra thrill beautiful
