The music and lyrics of Rodgers & Hammerstein connect seamlessly. Singing those beautiful songs was a joyous experience for me, and one that I will never forget.

The world is full of magical places, and the library has always been one of them for me. A library can be that special place for our children.

The thrill of being in front of a camera remains exactly the same.

You always do that with movie musicals. You prerecord and then you lip-synch to playback.

Success is terrifying. Like happiness, it is often appreciated in retrospect. It's only later that you place it in perspective. Years from now, I'll look back and say, ‘God, wasn't it wonderful.’

All love shifts and changes. I don't know if you can be wholeheartedly in love all the time.

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.