Maureen O'Hara Quotes

God has a most wicked sense of humor.

The Parent Trap wouldn't have been as special without the remarkable performances by Hayley Mills.

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

Speaking as an actress, I wish all actors would be more like Duke Wayne. And speaking as a person, it would be nice if all people could be honest and as genuine as he is. This is a real man.

Being an Irishwoman means many things to me. An Irishwoman is strong and feisty. She has guts and stands up for what she believes in. She believes she is the best at whatever she does and proceeds through life with that knowledge. She can face any hazard that life throws her way and stay with it until she wins. She is loyal to her kinsmen and accepting of others. She's not above a sock in the jaw if you have it coming.

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

I began to rationalize marrying Will[iam Houston Price]. 'He comes from a good family. A girl could do worse.' (As it turned out, I couldn't, but I didn't know that yet

As the 1960s began, a new breed of Hollywood leading lady was emerging. She was elegant, international, and wonderfully comedic.

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

Working with Ty Power was exciting. In those days, he was the biggest romantic swashbuckler in the world. Murderously handsome! But what I loved most about Ty Power was his wicked sense of humor.

I grew up in the theater and danced ballet atrociously.

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

I was born into the most remarkable and eccentric family I could possibly have hoped for.

There is nothing worse than having your personal problems become somebody else's entertainment.

I dainty little lass I wasn't. I looked twice my age until I turned 10 or 11.

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

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

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

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.

In the beginning it was all black and white.

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

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 saw myself as Joan of Arc.

To be part of the creation, I must act humbly. I'll take that over a goddess any day!

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

I have never lost my faith in God.

A sense of belonging is a sine qua non of healthy psychological functioning everywhere. Such a sense, beginning in infancy and continuing throughout life, comes about by experiencing mutual empathy; by sensing oneself as part of a whole, which recognizes and accepts that one is a member.

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

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

Comedy is quite difficult, you have to be able to have fun and portray that sense of fun to the audience watching you.

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

The studio thought I was crazy to perform all of my own fencing stunts, but I loved it.

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

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

How could you get angry with Jackie Gleason?