 Garry Marshall is a joy. I feel so utterly safe in his hands. |
| I was lucky enough to be the lady that was asked to be Maria in the Sound Of Music, and that film was fortunate enough to be huge hit. The same with Mary Poppins. I got terribly lucky in that respect. |
| I have been called a nun with a switchblade where my privacy is concerned. I think there's a point where one says, that's for family, that's for me. |
| I thought it was all a flash in the pan. It wasn't until Broadway came along that I felt I had really made it. |
| If the director says you can do better, particularly in a love scene, then it is rather embarrassing. |
| All love shifts and changes. I don't know if you can be wholeheartedly in love all the time. |
| Richard Burton rang me up once and said, Do you know you're my only leading lady I've never slept with? I said, Well, please don't tell everybody, it's the worst image. |
| Perseverance is failing 19 times and succeeding the 20th. |
| 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. |
| Sometimes oppurtunities float right past your nose. Work hard, apply yourself, and be ready. When an opportunity comes you can grab it. |
| I've got a good right hook. |
| 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. |
| Some people regard discipline as a chore. For me, it is a kind of order that sets me free to fly. |
| I hate the word wholesome. |
| Broadway is a tough, tough arena for singing. |
| The thrill of being in front of a camera remains exactly the same. |
| I am an optimistic lady. |
| On the whole, I think women wear too much and are to fussy. You can't see the person for all the clutter. |
| Sometimes I'm so sweet even I can't stand it. |
| I love singing, and I came to absolutely adore it in the later part of my career. |
