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 More Quotes by Julie Andrews More Quotes From Julie Andrews The thrill of being in front of a camera remains exactly the same. Julie Andrews remains thrill cameras A lot of my life happened in great, wonderful bursts of good fortune, and then I would race to be worthy of it. Julie Andrews race fortune wonderful 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. Julie Andrews powerful reading kids 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. Julie Andrews vaudeville adversity kind If the director says you can do better, particularly in a love scene, then it is rather embarrassing. Julie Andrews embarrassing scene directors Growing up in England, of course you do absorb certain ways the royals wave their hands and carry themselves. Like most girls, I fantasized about being some sort of a princess. Julie Andrews princess growing-up girl 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! Julie Andrews melting-away stars country I am told that the first comprehensible word I uttered as a child was 'home. Julie Andrews home children firsts I am very proud to be British. I'm very conscious of carrying my country with me wherever I go. I feel I need to represent it well. Julie Andrews proud country needs Because of the Thames I have always loved inland waterways - water in general, water sounds - there's music in water. Brooks babbling, fountains splashing. Weirs, waterfalls; tumbling, gushing. Julie Andrews splashing sound water I think that the best way to explain that is that my mother gave me all the color and character and flare and liveliness, and my father gave me all the sanity and nature and all the things that helped me be a more rounded human being. Julie Andrews mother character father In the old days it was important, but not as important as it is today, to keep making success after success after success. It's terrifying today. You can maybe have one so-so movie but you've got to come back with another that's huge, if possible, and that must be very, very difficult for young talent. Julie Andrews talent important today Don't you get a swollen head. There's always someone who could come and do what you do, maybe even better, so be grateful and work hard. Julie Andrews swollen grateful hard-work My husband knows me better than anyone. Julie Andrews my-husband know-me husband I've got a good right hook. Julie Andrews hook Singing has never been particularly easy for me. Julie Andrews singing easy 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. Julie Andrews i-realized voice 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. Julie Andrews book children thinking When I start to write, I see my stories as a kind of movie. For instance, I ask myself, "What kind of opening do I want for this book?" Julie Andrews stories writing book I've been blessed to be at the right place at the right time. Julie Andrews right-place right-time blessed
