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
I grew up in the theater and danced ballet atrociously.
- Maureen O'Hara
Theater, Up, Grew, Ballet
I am like many of the women I have played onscreen.
- Maureen O'Hara
I Am, Like, Am, Played
Audiences in London called me the girl with the black cherry eyes.
- Maureen O'Hara
Me, London, Cherry, Audiences
I had always been a tomboy - I still am, at heart.
- Maureen O'Hara
Always, Been, Still, Tomboy
When you try to battle with John Ford, you have to give in.
- Maureen O'Hara
Battle, Try, Give, Ford
My whole life was foretold to me. An old Romany gypsy read my fortune.
- Maureen O'Hara
Fortune, Gypsy, Read, Foretold
Above all else, deep in my soul, I'm a tough Irishwoman.
- Maureen O'Hara
Deep, Saint Patrick's Day, Above
I have never lost my faith in God.
- Maureen O'Hara
Faith, God, Never, Lost
The studio thought I was crazy to perform all of my own fencing stunts, but I loved it.
- Maureen O'Hara
Thought, Loved, Studio, Stunts
I'm really honestly terrified about how much I should tell and how much I should still keep secret.
- Maureen O'Hara
Tell, Still, Honestly, Terrified
In the beginning it was all black and white.
- Maureen O'Hara
Beginning, Black, White
I dainty little lass I wasn't. I looked twice my age until I turned 10 or 11.
- Maureen O'Hara
Twice, Looked, Dainty, Turned
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