Julie Andrews Quotes

British actress, singer and author (born 1935)

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Dame Julie Elizabeth Andrews, DBE, (born Julia Elizabeth Wells; 1 October 1935) is an English film and stage actress, singer, and author. She rose to prominence starring in musicals such as My Fair Lady and Camelot, both of which earned her Tony Award nominations. In 1957, she appeared on television in the title role of the musical Cinderella, which was seen by over 100 million viewers. She made her feature film debut in Mary Poppins (1964), for which she won the Academy Award for Best Actress. She received her second Academy Award nomination for The Sound of Music (1965), and won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Musical. In addition to an Academy Award, she has won a BAFTA, five Golden Globes, three Grammys, two Emmys, the Disney Legend honor and the Kennedy Center Honors.

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Pen Names: Julie Edwards

Birth Name: Julia Elizabeth Wells

Also Known As: Dame Julie Andrews

Alternative Names: Dame Julie Elizabeth Andrews • Julie Elizabeth Andrews

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Let your curiosity run away with you. Know that beyond every ordinary explanation there is a deeper and more exciting discovery to be made.

Not everyone believes that I'm a fairy princess, but the sparkle I feel inside tells me that it's true.

I know that I am — all that I am.
And all that I am
is full and ripe.

All that I am is standing still,
waiting and watching
and bursting with life.

Holding the straining seams of my skin,
my passion and wit
and my sanity in.

Waiting for someone
to soothe and to say
“I understand. You’re home.

Life is Supercalifragilisticexpialidocius.

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

Perserverance is failing nineteen times and succeeding the twentieth.

I strive to get what I want and people have always said I am a monster in that department, but that is always said about us ladies who grasp for our own strength.

Can I give them what they think they're going to get from me? That's always the big question.

I hate the word wholesome.

I've never minded being disciplined. I'd always rather have a quiet evening in than go to a wild party. Discipline for me has always been the foundation which leaves me free to fly.

Have you noticed how nobody ever looks up? Nobody looks at chimneys, or trees against the sky, or the tops of buildings. Everybody just looks down at the pavement or their shoes. The whole world could pass them by and most people wouldn't notice.

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

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

There is only one possible road you can take,' he said, 'and that is t go by way of your imagination.

I certainly wouldn't compare the rewards of watching one's children grow and mature with that of money piling up at the box office. Both are pleasant, but to varying degrees. As the old saying goes, you can't take an audience home with you. You can't depend on the loyalty of fans, who, after all is said and done, are just faceless people one seldom sees. And few stars have their fans forever. But a child is forever. That bond and relationship is timeless and doesn't depend on your looks, age or popularity at the moment.