Maureen O'Hara Quotes

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

I have never lost my faith in God.

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

I really wanted to be an opera soprano.

I saw myself as Joan of Arc.

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

I watch and listen to movies today and am shocked by the way actors deliver their lines. Everybody mumbles now and I don't understand why.

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

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

In the beginning it was all black and white.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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