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" 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. "

Julie Andrews

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" Let me put it this way: I can sing a hell of an 'Old Man River,' way down in the bass. "

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

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" Broadway is a tough, tough arena for singing. "

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

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

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" Whenever I think of my birthplace, Walton-on-Thames, my reference first and foremost is the river. I love the smell of the river; love its history, its gentleness. I was aware of its presence from my earliest years. Its majesty centered me, calmed me, was a solace to a certain extent. "

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

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

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

" 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. "

" 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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" I was working from a very early age. "

" 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. "

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