271 Quotes by Julie Andrews

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    Every time I go out to perform, believe me. You never lose that fear of, 'I hope I do it right. I hope I don't fall flat on my face. I hope this will be good for them.'

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    Singing has been a cherished gift, and my inability to sing has been a devastating blow.

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    I seem to be very busy, and I seem always to be working.

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    I'm the lucky one who got asked to do 'The Sound of Music' and all the other lovely things that I did.

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    I grew up knowing only war, so for me, it was the way things were. It wasn't pleasant by any means.

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    There are elements of me in the roles I've played in the past. But people forget that Mary Poppins was just a role, too.

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    I think birth and motherhood are not things that you're trained to do. You might have a good example in your own mum, but nobody teaches you how to be a really great mum.

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    Who would have thought that a story about a professor of phonetics would result in it being probably one of the great shows ever for musical theatre? It's a seemingly odd subject.

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    I come from a long line of below-stairs maids and gardeners. Good ol' peasant stock. My mother and her sister made a quantum leap out of that life. Then I made another quantum leap.

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