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" I'm the lucky lady that was asked to be in those wonderful iconic pieces. "

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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. "

" There are elements of me in the roles I've played in the past. But people forget that Mary Poppins was just a role, too. "

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" I love my garden. I love my privacy. I'm very fierce about it. I try not to let too many people into my home. That's my private place. "

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" If you've been fortunate enough to do a film that appeals to the entire family, that's the audience that's probably going to come back to you in something else. "

" Actually, what I did, because I couldn't make sense of it, and I have to have lyrics that make sense, I decided the best way to sing 'I Have Confidence' was to go completely nuts with panic and fear. "

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