Mary Poppins Quotes

In terms of influence, my style icons have been a mixture of Julie Andrews and Olivia Newton-John. When I was little I used to watch 'Grease,' 'Mary Poppins' and 'The Sound of Music' a lot. If you put all those things together you do kind of get my outfits. A slightly tarty nanny in a second-hand outfit. That is pretty much what I wear.

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 never wanted Mary Poppins to be my nanny. I wanted to be her when I grew up.

The real Mary Poppins got lost when Hollywood turned her into a cream puff.

'Mary Poppins,' the movie, was an object of mockery if you were a student in the '60s, something to be laughed at.