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 would like to make one thing quite clear. ... I never explain anything.

Steadiness is coming up short 19 times and succeeding the twentieth.

My books have three W's on them, which are "words," "wisdom," and "wonder." Words inevitably lead to wisdom, and wisdom inevitably leads to wonder and awe at this phenomenal world around us.

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

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.

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