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" By nature, I really am a fairly bouncy and sunny individual. "

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" Some people regard discipline as a chore. For me, it is a kind of order that sets me free to fly. "

" 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 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. "

" I think it's the essence of any film and any stage production - any work where you do work with other people - of course collaboration is hugely important. One does, for awhile, become family. "

" I've always seen the cup as half-full. "

" I'm never sure one is exactly ready. You jump in, with both feet, into a very big fish pond. "

" 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 am an optimistic lady. "

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

" 'Simeon's Gift' is really - it's about a musician who - in the Middle Ages, who goes out to find his muse. "

" You can't bring the arts too soon to kids. "

" 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 all of my learning on 'My Fair Lady.' "

" I hate the word wholesome. "

" I'm beginning to think that I like the behind-the-scenes work as much as I do in front of the camera as I get a little bit older. "

" I did 'My Fair Lady' for almost 3 1/2 years, eight performances a week. It was a marathon. "

" 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 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. "

" A lot of my life happened in great, wonderful bursts of good fortune, and then I would race to be worthy of it. "

" I don't think I have the image that say, Judy Garland has, or Bette Davis. "

" I was always told I was not pretty enough. "

" I turned down 'The Prime of Miss Jean Brody' with Maggie Smith. I think she got the Academy Award. "

" I'm not very good with some of the more modern songs that have an awful lot of 'doo wah wahs,' if you know what I mean, because I can't do anything with them. "

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

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

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

" I'm resilient, and I'm professional. "

" Garry Marshall is a joy. I feel so utterly safe in his hands. "

" I think any director is intimidating. "