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" I would be a fool to deny my own abilities. "
Julie Andrews
Own
Fool
Deny
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" Who would have thought that a story about a professor of phonetics would result in it being probably one of the great shows ever for musical theatre? It's a seemingly odd subject. "
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" The arts bridge cultures; they're good for the economy, and they're good for fostering empathy and decency. "
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" The loveliest roles, for me, have a growth arc - a beginning, a middle, and an end - and I'm always grateful when I can find one of those emotional journeys. "
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" 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. "
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" I didn't know other children from divorced families, and I was a bit of a lost soul for a while. Then suddenly, I was performing. And it gave me an identity. "
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" I've always admired gardens. My father was a great nature lover and would always take me for walks. We lived not too far away from huge rhododendron estates and azalea estates, and when they're in bloom in England, they're just riotous. "
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" I am an optimistic lady. "
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" Actually, I had a lot of good people with me - my mother's sister did a lot of taking care of me, and I suppose I got more attention than my stepbrothers because at least I got to travel with my parents. "
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" I miss singing with an orchestra because that's the most uplifting thing that I ever knew. It is just such a fabulous feeling. "
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Feeling
" 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. "
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" The arts need funding. "
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" I seem to be very busy, and I seem always to be working. "
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Busy
Working
Always
" Singing has never been particularly easy for me. "
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Been
Me
" Let me put it this way: I can sing a hell of an 'Old Man River,' way down in the bass. "
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Down
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" I did all of my learning on 'My Fair Lady.' "
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Fair
Learning
" My voice needed oiling, and then it took off. "
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Then
Took
" I love singing, and I came to absolutely adore it in the later part of my career. "
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Adore
Love
" I'm just honored that some of my little contributions I've written with my daughter are doing well. "
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Doing
Well
Daughter
" When one door closes, another window opens. "
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Another
Door
Closes
" 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. "
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House
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American
" I come from a long line of below-stairs maids and gardeners. Good ol' peasant stock. My mother and her sister made a quantum leap out of that life. Then I made another quantum leap. "
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Mother
Long
Life
" I'm the lucky one who got asked to do 'The Sound of Music' and all the other lovely things that I did. "
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Music
Sound
Things
" Like most girls, I fantasized about being some sort of a princess. "
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Being
Most
Princess
" I've made my pact with the Lord for the next lifetime. I would love to be a first-class musician. A super one. "
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Super
Next
Made
" I have always wished I could learn to be a potter. I love collecting ceramics; it would be so fulfilling to create something lovely. "
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Love
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Create
" Truthfully, I mostly can be as private as I want. "
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Want
Mostly
Private
" Sometimes I'm so sweet even I can't stand it. "
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" Singing has been a cherished gift, and my inability to sing has been a devastating blow. "
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" Programs that bring the arts to young kids are always the first to be cut. It's mind-boggling to me. "
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" There's nothing like the joy of the arts, and promoting the arts early in children is going to give them such a start in life in a way. "
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