I Am An Optimistic Lady.

I've Learned A Lot Of Things About Myself Through Singing. I Used To Have A Certain Dislike Of The Audience, Not As Individual People, But As A Giant Body Who Was Judging Me. Of Course, It Wasn`t Really Them Judging Me. It Was Me Judging Me. Once I Got Past That Fear, It Freed Me Up, Not Just When I Was Performing But In Other Parts Of My Life.

When I Read To Children, I Try To Become The Characters. It's Great If You Can Make A Separate Voice For Each Character. Sometimes You Can Lower Your Voice With Excitement Or Get More Intimate About It: You Can Lean Forward And Engage The Children As A Narrator Or As A Reader. It's Particularly Important That You Find The Voice That You Want To Use For Each Character, Because Then Children Can Imagine That Person As You're Reading Aloud. And Of Course, The Illustrations Help Enormously.

Don't You Get A Swollen Head. There's Always Someone Who Could Come And Do What You Do, Maybe Even Better, So Be Grateful And Work Hard.

I Play With My Grandchildren. I Tend To My Garden, Which I Love. Of Course, I Love To Read, And Family Is Really What It's All About.

When Children Ask Me What's My Favorite [role], I Say To Them, "imagine Having Ten Beautiful New Puppies In A Basket And You Had To Say Which One Is Your Favorite, And You Simply Couldn't Because You Love Them All For Different Reasons." Poppins Was Such A Learning Experience, As Was The Sound Of Music. I Tell You, Every One Of Them Just Helped Me Grow In What I Do And Did And Each One Was Such A Phenomenal Working Experience.