Top 39 Quotes by Julie Andrews

I play with my grandchildren. I tend to my garden, which I love. Of course, I love to read, and family is really what it's all about.

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.

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.

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

Sometimes I'm so sweet even I can't stand it.

As a rule, my focus is on classical music, but I love jazz. I love everything, actually.

Perseverance is failing 19 times and succeeding the 20th.

I love singing, and I came to absolutely adore it in the later part of my career.

Sometimes opportunities float right past your nose. Work hard, apply yourself, and be ready. When an opportunity comes you can grab it.

I was named after my two grandmothers - Julia Elizabeth.