Quotes from Julie Andrews

Success is failing nineteen times and soaring the twentieth.

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.'

I would be a fool to deny my own abilities.

The arts need funding.

When one door closes, another window opens.

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.

The arts are usually the first thing to be cut in schools or regional programs.

I love to prune my roses. That's the one thing I really feel I do pretty well. Other things I usually, because I travel so much, leave to my gardeners who know what I love. But I do love to prune them, because you forget everything else. It's like if you're a painter, you can forget everything else while you're doing it.

In every job that must be done, there is an element of fun. You find the fun and - SNAP - the job's a game!

I'd say just go with the flow. And I take my hat off to any mother out there who works full-time and raises a family as well. It's hard work.

I had no education whatsoever, and my mother said, 'Oh, you'll get a much better education in life.' I did to some extent, though I always wish I could have tried it.

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

I'm not very good with rap and things like that.

You just don't know in life. Life knocks you about and pushes you over boundaries. But be ready. Do your homework; that's all I can say.

My parents were in Vaudeville, in musical. And I would tour with them and had a couple of wonderfully lucky breaks in England.

I had a teacher who stressed for me the importance of diction in terms of... I want to be very careful about how I say this... in terms of supporting one's voice when one is singing. In other words, if you hold on to your words, your voice will pull through for you when you're singing. So be true to your vowels.

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.

The thrill of being in front of a camera remains exactly the same.

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.

Did you ever notice the color of Mary Poppins' petticoats? They were kind of orange and apricot and red. I think she had a secret life going on there.

Perseverance is failing 19 times and succeeding the 20th.

I've been blessed to be at the right place at the right time.

I have always wished I could learn to be a potter. I love collecting ceramics; it would be so fulfilling to create something lovely.

I'm just honored that some of my little contributions I've written with my daughter are doing well.