Maureen O'Hara Quotes

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

In the beginning it was all black and white.

I’m terrified about the day that I enter the gates of heaven and God says to me, just a minute.