Quotes By Maureen O..Hara

John Wayne was one of the greatest ambassadors for the United States that ever lived.

Some time ago, I told Larry King that I planned to live to be 102. I still do.

I knew that Jamaica Inn was going to make me a star.

My heritage has been my grounding, and it has brought me peace.

John Candy knew he was going to die. He told me on his 40th birthday. He said, well, Maureen, I'm on borrowed time.

I am like many of the women I have played onscreen.

My whole life was foretold to me. An old Romany gypsy read my fortune.

When you try to battle with John Ford, you have to give in.

I'm really honestly terrified about how much I should tell and how much I should still keep secret.

Charles Laughton signed me to my first movie contract at 17. He later asked my parents if he could adopt me.

God has a most wicked sense of humor.

When How Green Was My Valley finally wrapped, I thought John Ford was a walking god.

I spent a great deal of time with Che Guevara while I was in Havana. I believe he was far less a mercenary than he was a freedom fighter.

I had always been a tomboy - I still am, at heart.

Every star has that certain something that stands out and compels us to notice them.

The Queen Mary was the most civilized and luxurious way one could travel to America in the late 1930s.

I don't remember having a crush on a boy when I was a girl. I don't even remember my first kiss.

I have never lost my faith in God.

I didn't let anyone push me into things I didn't want to do where my career was concerned. So why did I crumble when it came to men?

I really wanted to be an opera soprano.

I grew up in the theater and danced ballet atrociously.

Lost in a crowd of greats, not a single Oscar. That's showbiz.

Making movies is just like betting on horses at the racetrack.

When I was young, I was told that I had a sulky, pouty face.

Comedy is difficult, especially slapstick. The trick is to have fun while you are performing it.

Above all else, deep in my soul, I'm a tough Irishwoman.

The depth of John Candy's talent did surprise me. He was one of my all-time favorite leading men.

There's a terrible truth for many women in the picture business: Aging typically takes its toll and means fewer and less desirable roles.

After I got to Hollywood, I resented that I didn't get a crack at more dramatic roles because I photographed so beautifully.

The Parent Trap gave my career another boost, starring in family comedies.