Julie Andrews Quotes

If the director says you can do better, particularly in a love scene, then it is rather embarrassing.

All love shifts and changes. I don't know if you can be wholeheartedly in love all the time.

Words are what make the song. I get a personal vision about what the lyrics are about.

There is no greater thrill than to sing with a beautiful orchestra.

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.

I have been called a nun with a switchblade where my privacy is concerned. I think there's a point where one says, that's for family, that's for me.

After all, children are children no matter their background.

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."

Beginnings are always hard.

All careers go up and down like friendships, like marriages, like anything else, and you can't bat a thousand all the time.

On the whole, I think women wear too much and are too fussy. You can't see the person for all the clutter.

I would like to make one thing quite clear. I never explain anything.

Where the Lord closes a door, somewhere He opens a window.

For me, singing was always about the lyrics. I'm hopeless at singing songs that don't have a core.

You never feel lonely if you're writing, because you're living with all these characters in your head.

Success is failing nineteen times and soaring the twentieth.

Amateurs practice until they get it right. Professionals practice until it can't go wrong.

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.

When adversity hits, go out and learn something.

It is not enough to reach for the brass ring. You must also enjoy the merry-go-round.

If you just literally stand still for a while, listen and think, things will eventually get sorted out.

Hopefully, I brought people a certain joy. That will be a wonderful legacy.

If you remain calm in the midst of great chaos, it is the surest guarantee the it will eventually subside

The amateur works until they get something right. The professional works until they can't go wrong.

When in doubt, stand still.

Be a part of all that is decent and be an ambassador for the kind of world that you want to live in.

I'd like to be an original, to be myself and not a pale copy of anyone else.

Feed the body food and drink, it will survive today. Feed the soul art and music, it will live forever.

Leave every place you go, everything you touch, a little better for your having been there.

It's all about giving back, helping people and encouraging people. I love to do that.

I hate the word wholesome.

Well it's all right to cry. It helps a great deal sometimes.

Steadiness is coming up short 19 times and succeeding the twentieth.

Books make great gifts because they're everybody's favorite things.