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

- Maureen O'Hara

Green, Thought, Finally, Ford

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

- Maureen O'Hara

Movie, Could, Charles, Contract

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

- Maureen O'Hara

Peace, Been, Brought, Heritage

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

- Maureen O'Hara

Single, Crowd, Oscar, Showbiz

God has a most wicked sense of humor.

- Maureen O'Hara

Humor, Most, Wicked Sense, Wicked

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

- Maureen O'Hara

Star, Them, Stands, Compels

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

- Maureen O'Hara

King, Some, Still, None

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.

- Maureen O'Hara

Deal, Mercenary, Spent, Great Deal

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

- Maureen O'Hara

Girl, Kiss, Having, First Kiss

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

- Maureen O'Hara

Surprise, Candy, Leading, All-Time

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

- Maureen O'Hara

Birthday, Death, Die, Maureen

I saw myself as Joan of Arc.

- Maureen O'Hara

Myself, Joan, Saw, Arc

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

- Maureen O'Hara

Parent, Career, Comedies, Boost

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

- Maureen O'Hara

New, Hollywood, Began, Comedic

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

- Maureen O'Hara

Family, Remarkable, Most, Possibly

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

- Maureen O'Hara

Star, Going, Knew, Jamaica

Henry Fonda gave me a spanking during a scene in Spencer's Mountain.

- Maureen O'Hara

Mountain, Henry, Fonda, Spanking

How could you have had such a wonderful life as me if there wasn't a God directing?

- Maureen O'Hara

Wonderful, Could, Had, Wonderful Life

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?

- Maureen O'Hara

Career, Concerned, Crumble, Push

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

- Maureen O'Hara

United, United States, Ever, Ambassador

I really wanted to be an opera soprano.

- Maureen O'Hara

Opera, Wanted, Really, Soprano

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

- Maureen O'Hara

Business, Means, Roles, Aging

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

- Maureen O'Hara

More, Hollywood, Roles, Crack

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.

- Maureen O'Hara

Understand, Why, Everybody, Lines

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

- Maureen O'Hara

Movies, Making, Like, Betting

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

- Maureen O'Hara

Have Fun, Comedy, Performing, Slapstick

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

- Maureen O'Hara

Heaven, About, Terrified, Enter

How could you get angry with Jackie Gleason?

- Maureen O'Hara

How, Get, Could, Jackie

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

- Maureen O'Hara

1930s, Most, Civilized, Luxurious

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

- Maureen O'Hara

Parent, Special, Remarkable, Trap

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