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" I grew up knowing only war, so for me, it was the way things were. It wasn't pleasant by any means. "

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

" You'd think, of course, it's about the melody - that's a given. But really, I'm no good at singing a song unless it has a good lyric. "

" I justified working so hard by knowing that I was helping to maintain the roof over our heads. "

" Perseverance is failing 19 times and succeeding the 20th. "

" I had a lot of learning on my feet. "

" Programs that bring the arts to young kids are always the first to be cut. It's mind-boggling to me. "

" The arts bridge cultures; they're good for the economy, and they're good for fostering empathy and decency. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" Singing has been a cherished gift, and my inability to sing has been a devastating blow. "

" How dare one act like a diva when you have a lot of work to do and you need to find your disciplines and so on? "

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

" I was a child prodigy who had a freak voice of something like four octaves. "

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

" I'm the lucky one who got asked to do 'The Sound of Music' and all the other lovely things that I did. "

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

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

" 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. "

" One of our books has been made into a musical, 'The Great American Mousical,' which I directed at the Goodspeed Opera House in Connecticut. And another, 'Simeon's Gift,' has been adapted for a symphony orchestra and five performers. I'm also a very proud member of the board of the Los Angeles Philharmonic. "

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

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

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

" The arts need funding. "

" When I've least expected it, an enormous opportunity or stroke of luck has crossed right under my nose. So I tell everybody, if you're passionate about what you do and you love it, do it. But do your homework. Because you'll never know when the opportunity is going to happen. "

" A lot of films seem to go to the lowest common denominator. "

" 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 am very proud to be British. I'm very conscious of carrying my country with me wherever I go. I feel I need to represent it well. "

" I think birth and motherhood are not things that you're trained to do. You might have a good example in your own mum, but nobody teaches you how to be a really great mum. "

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

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