I am an optimistic lady. Julie Andrews More Quotes by Julie Andrews More Quotes From Julie Andrews These days, people like me who are in the arts are perceived as celebrity writers. That really makes me angry because I expend a great deal of effort and spend an enormous amount of time on my books. And I've been writing now for 35 years. Julie Andrews writing book art When I read to children, I try to become the characters. It's great if you can make a separate voice for each character. Sometimes you can lower your voice with excitement or get more intimate about it: you can lean forward and engage the children as a narrator or as a reader. It's particularly important that you find the voice that you want to use for each character, because then children can imagine that person as you're reading aloud. And of course, the illustrations help enormously. Julie Andrews reading character children All I care about really is writing something worthwhile for children, something that will engage them in some way and stimulates in them a sense of wonder. Julie Andrews care writing children If you can instill a love of reading in your children, they will be ahead of the curve at school and in their lives in general. Their imaginations will be stimulated. I thank heavens for the father that gave me that to begin with. Julie Andrews reading father children So many things that you can ask children hopefully pique their interest and they can design and think for themselves. Having children draw and illustrate what they saw in their minds' eyes during the story is a tremendous teaching aid. Julie Andrews eye teaching children Sometimes I'm so sweet even I can't stand it. Julie Andrews positive-attitude women sweet I do ask myself sometimes, what am I doing writing about animals that talk like we do? But I guess it's okay if it brings across a point. Julie Andrews writing animal sometimes I don't want to be thought of as wholesome. Julie Andrews want My sense of the family history is somewhat sketchy, because my mother kept a great deal to herself. Julie Andrews family-history deals mother 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. Julie Andrews used i-can way I'm never lonely when I'm writing, because you live with the characters that are so alive in your mind. And you really see them and know them and get to be friends with them. Julie Andrews lonely writing character I thought it was all a flash in the pan. It wasn't until Broadway came along that I felt I had really made it. Julie Andrews flash broadway made Mary Poppins is magical and fun. Julie Andrews mary fun The music and lyrics of Rodgers & Hammerstein connect seamlessly. Singing those beautiful songs was a joyous experience for me, and one that I will never forget. Julie Andrews singing song beautiful I was lucky enough to be the lady that was asked to be Maria in the Sound Of Music, and that film was fortunate enough to be huge hit. The same with Mary Poppins. I got terribly lucky in that respect. Julie Andrews film lucky sound I've never minded being disciplined. I'd always rather have a quiet evening in than go to a wild party. Discipline for me has always been the foundation which leaves me free to fly. Julie Andrews foundation discipline party Can I give them what they think they're going to get from me? That's always the big question. Julie Andrews bigs giving thinking All love shifts and changes. Julie Andrews wholeheartedly heart-break love Success is terrifying. Like happiness, it is often appreciated in retrospect. It's only later that you place it in perspective. Years from now, I'll look back and say, ‘God, wasn't it wonderful.’ Julie Andrews perspective looks years I can't believe 50 years have gone by since that film was released. I blinked and suddenly here I am. We all really felt blessed and as for me; how lucky can a girl get. Great music does more than enhance a film, it cements our memories in the film going experience. Julie Andrews girl memories believe
