As a child, I had buck teeth, a wonky eye and bandy legs. I was the most awkward, gawky thing well into my teens and I have the photos to prove it.

I didn't have a fairy godmother who waved some wand and instantly transformed me. It was a great deal of hard work.

In Hollywood, even a short marriage is a commendable achievement.

I'm so lucky and feel so blessed in my life. I'm most proud of my family.

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

Some people regard discipline as a chore. For me, it is a kind of order that sets me free to fly.

Perseverance is failing nineteen times and succeeding the twentieth.

I think my Englishness or something intimidates people.

Endurance is absent among many performers today, I think it's an attribute we should all strive to attain.

I have made some terrible mistakes in the past, but whether I have done wrong or right I've carried on.

Sometimes I'm so sweet even I can't stand it.

I'm not Mary Poppins any more, not that I ever was.

In the old days people used to tell me their daughter loved Mary Poppins, or the Sound of Music. Now when people's children approach me it's to tell me I'm their grandmother's favorite actress. When it's my "grandmother loves you" ... then I know I'm in trouble.