Julie Andrews Quotes About Books

Quotes about: Books

• Books make great gifts because they're everybody's favorite things.

  Julie Andrews

  Book, Favorites Things, Great Gifts

• I do think, where would kids be if it weren't for you and for the good pediatricians, and for the good parents? I passionately believe in sitting a child on your lap and tracing the lines of the book with your finger, and they can read before they know they can, if you bother enough. I did it with my kids, and they're doing it with their kids now.

  Julie Andrews

  Children, Believe, Book

  "Interview: Julie Andrews Reflects on Writing, Reading, Libraries, and Film". Interview with Leonard Kniffel, americanlibrariesmagazine.org.

• My first memoir, 'Home,' was about my childhood, early training and formative years in the Theater, i am so pleased that my good friends at the Hachette Book Group have encouraged me to share the next phase of my life, beginning with my arrival in Hollywood and the wonderful movies and television programs I was asked to be a part of.

  Julie Andrews

  Life, Book, Home

  "Julie Andrews Announces New Memoir". www.cbsnews.com. March 23, 2015.

• Sadly I don't sing. I missed it for a long time, but my daughter Emma said something wonderful when I was feeling blue one day: "Mom, you've just found a different way of using your voice, and that's with your books." In a way, she's right. It's just a different way of expressing what I feel about music, individuality, art and all the things I've always loved.

  Julie Andrews

  Mom, Daughter, Art

  "Legendary actress Julie Andrews turns the page". Interview with Joy Sewing, www.chron.com. June 6, 2012.

• If somebody can act out one of the books as a play, if they can see a play, film, or television show that's related, that can be so stimulating for them. Anything that makes children engage and think - and love what the story is about - can only bring the most enormous rewards.

  Julie Andrews

  Children, Book, Thinking

  Source: www.teachingbooks.net

• When I start to write, I see my stories as a kind of movie. For instance, I ask myself, "What kind of opening do I want for this book?"

  Julie Andrews

  Book, Writing, Stories

  Source: www.teachingbooks.net

• These days, people like me who are in the arts are perceived as celebrity writers. That really makes me angry because I expend a great deal of effort and spend an enormous amount of time on my books. And I've been writing now for 35 years.

  Julie Andrews

  Art, Book, Writing

  Source: www.teachingbooks.net

• 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.

  Julie Andrews

  Book, Words Of Wisdom, Three

  Source: www.teachingbooks.net

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