Top 23 Quotes & Sayings by Julie London

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Last updated on November 22, 2024.

Julie London was an American singer and actress whose career spanned more than 40 years. A torch singer noted for her sultry, languid contralto vocals, London recorded over thirty albums of pop and jazz standards between 1955 and 1969. Her recording of "Cry Me a River", a track she introduced on her debut album, was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2001. In addition to her musical notice, London was nominated for a Golden Globe Award in 1974 for her portrayal of nurse Dixie McCall in the television series Emergency!.

American - Musician | September 26, 1926 - October 18, 2000

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It's very complicated because I cannot wear the same thing too often.

Julie London

I think the first album cover was considered most provocative. I think that contributed a great deal.

Julie London

We've performed in South America and in Japan.

Julie London

The acting was first. As a teenager I was an actress; and then I came back as a singer.

Julie London

In this business it's difficult to make plans. I think the plans follow you and find you.

Julie London

If it's an excellent script, I enjoy it tremendously, the acting part of it.

Julie London

Bobby had faith in my ability as a singer.

Julie London

Bobby Troup and I have been working together for about a year in clubs. We work in the same club.

Julie London

I think homes should reflect the individuals and their individual taste rather than someone else's.

Julie London

I prefer the things around town. I'm not one for going out of town too much.

Julie London

I think any entertainer just sort of goes along with whatever comes along.

Julie London

Bobby was one of the few people I had ever known who really wanted to do something for me.

Julie London

I think that's one of the most difficult things in any marriage - in order to build anything, you must be together. You can't build anything over the telephone.

Julie London

I do everything all wrong, but I think for me that's the best, because I don't think I have a voice.

Julie London

I'm sure any vocal teacher that listens to me would rather cut my throat than do anything - I do everything all wrong - but I think for me that's the best - because I don't think I have a voice so I think what I project would be style - if I learned to sing I'd lose my style.

Julie London

It's really impossible to project ahead even six months in this business.

Julie London

I'd retired for about six or seven years. Coming back to the business, I found that I was sort of not quite a has-been, and it wasn't a new career, it was just kind of difficult to crack the nut, so to speak.

Julie London

Sometimes you kind of lose yourself in someone else's personality.

Julie London

If it's a terrible script, it's a terrible bore.

Julie London

The one appearance that I made for President Kennedy, he, as I understand, had his choice or was asked to make a list of the people he would like to have perform, and I was fortunate enough to be one of them.

Julie London

[If homes belongs to couples or roommates]: I think homes should reflect the individuals and their individual taste rather than someone else's.

Julie London

It's only a thimbleful of a voice, and I have to use it close to the microphone. But it is a kind of oversmoked voice, and it automatically sounds intimate.

Julie London

I'm sure any vocal teacher that listens to me would rather cut my throat than do anything.

Julie London

Top 23 Quotes & Sayings by Julie London

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