Zitat des Tages von Julie Andrews:
I hate the word wholesome.
A lot of my life happened in great, wonderful bursts of good fortune, and then I would race to be worthy of it.
I've got a good right hook.
Garry Marshall is a joy. I feel so utterly safe in his hands.
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.
When one door closes, another window opens.
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.
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.
When I've least expected it, an enormous opportunity or stroke of luck has crossed right under my nose. So I tell everybody, if you're passionate about what you do and you love it, do it. But do your homework. Because you'll never know when the opportunity is going to happen.
Some people regard discipline as a chore. For me, it is a kind of order that sets me free to fly.
All love shifts and changes. I don't know if you can be wholeheartedly in love all the time.
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.
My mother and stepfather were in Vaudeville. And my stepfather was an alcoholic. It was a lot of roller coaster times. But it's all I knew. I think they did the best they could under the circumstances, with me and all the family.
Sometimes opportunities float right past your nose. Work hard, apply yourself, and be ready. When an opportunity comes you can grab it.
The arts are usually the first thing to be cut in schools or regional programs.
Sometimes I'm so sweet even I can't stand it.
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.
You're always changing your thoughts about things.
If you're not educated to enjoy the arts, if you're not taken to a concert, or you don't hear something beautiful, you don't know what you're missing.
I did a lot of touring in my youth, and I learnt very quickly that giving is what it's all about. It's about the gift of making an audience feel great and forget their cares, if only for a few hours.
One of our books has been made into a musical, 'The Great American Mousical,' which I directed at the Goodspeed Opera House in Connecticut. And another, 'Simeon's Gift,' has been adapted for a symphony orchestra and five performers. I'm also a very proud member of the board of the Los Angeles Philharmonic.
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.
On the whole, I think women wear too much and are to fussy. You can't see the person for all the clutter.
Who could have imagined that life would have taken such marvelous twists and turns or that I would often be so fortunate to be in the right place at the right time?
I think I'm just proudest to be the lady who was asked to play Mary Poppins. She's such a wonderful character, and there's so much tremendous talent out there. So I feel very lucky to be the one who got to play her.
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.
I do not knock 'Poppins' or 'The Sound of Music.' They gave me pleasure, and I know they've given a lot of people enormous pleasure.
I am an optimistic lady.
There is one thing I should say, and it's important: Young Broadway singers and anybody who is an orator of any kind - lawyers who have to speak in court or pastors or anyone who has a lot of stress on their vocal cords: You should do the maintenance. You should do whatever it takes to feel fresh and good.
Whenever I think of my birthplace, Walton-on-Thames, my reference first and foremost is the river. I love the smell of the river; love its history, its gentleness. I was aware of its presence from my earliest years. Its majesty centered me, calmed me, was a solace to a certain extent.
'Simeon's Gift' is really - it's about a musician who - in the Middle Ages, who goes out to find his muse.
In my life, it would probably be giving birth to my daughter. That probably is the most, the thing that moved me the most, was the most memorable, the most wonderful, the most miraculous. I think a lot of women would probably feel that way, too.
I don't think today's younger audience... would even know what 1920s musicals were like.
I grew up knowing only war, so for me, it was the way things were. It wasn't pleasant by any means.
I didn't know other children from divorced families, and I was a bit of a lost soul for a while. Then suddenly, I was performing. And it gave me an identity.
My sense of the family history is somewhat sketchy, because my mother kept a great deal to herself.