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" My mother was terribly important to me, and I know how much I yearned for her in my youth, but I don't think I truly trusted her. "

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

" The arts are usually the first thing to be cut in schools or regional programs. "

" 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 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. "

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

" 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 was named after my two grandmothers - Julia Elizabeth. "

" 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. "

" My mum gave me pretty good genes in that department. She had gorgeous skin. That good English complexion. She never seemed to have a blemish that I knew of. "

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

" I miss singing with an orchestra because that's the most uplifting thing that I ever knew. It is just such a fabulous feeling. "

" I would be a fool to deny my own abilities. "

" I hate the word wholesome. "

" I love singing, and I came to absolutely adore it in the later part of my career. "

" I am an optimistic lady. "

" Marriage is the hardest work you're ever going to do. "

" 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. "

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

" I did a lot of touring in my youth, and I learnt very quickly that giving is what it's all about. It's about the gift of making an audience feel great and forget their cares, if only for a few hours. "

" 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. "

" I think any director is intimidating. "

" Much as I adore the melodies, I choose a song for what it has to say. "

" I know I probably have a lot of rage in me that I don't show. But I'm not about to wallow in it or reveal it. "

" I love that President and Mrs. Obama are embracing the arts. I am so delighted. "

" 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. "

" You take any job that comes along, and if you're really lucky, the movie takes off. "

" 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. "

" I do get a lot of gifts. I get a lot of things to sign, too. People do collect the memorabilia. Between 'Poppins' and 'The Sound of Music,' there were beautiful plates that they made, and I've signed a lot of them. "