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> [As the 1960s began, a new breed of Hollywood leading lady was emerging. She was elegant, international, and wonderfully comedic.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maureen-o-hara/as-the-1960s-began-a-new-breed-of-hollywood-leading-lady-was-emerging/)

[Maureen O'Hara](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maureen-o-hara/)

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## More by Maureen O'Hara

> [To be part of the creation, I must act humbly. I'll take that over a goddess any day!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maureen-o-hara/to-be-part-of-the-creation-i-must-act-humbly-i-ll-take-that-over-a/)

[Maureen O'Hara](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maureen-o-hara/)

> [My whole life was foretold to me. An old Romany gypsy read my fortune.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maureen-o-hara/my-whole-life-was-foretold-to-me-an-old-romany-gypsy-read-my-fortune/)

[Maureen O'Hara](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maureen-o-hara/)

> [Charles Laughton signed me to my first movie contract at 17. He later asked my parents if he could adopt me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maureen-o-hara/charles-laughton-signed-me-to-my-first-movie-contract-at-17-he-later/)

[Maureen O'Hara](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maureen-o-hara/)

> [Audiences in London called me the girl with the black cherry eyes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maureen-o-hara/audiences-in-london-called-me-the-girl-with-the-black-cherry-eyes/)

[Maureen O'Hara](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maureen-o-hara/)

> [ I began to rationalize marrying Will \[William Houston Price\]. 'He comes from a good family. A girl could do worse.' (As it turned out,… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maureen-o-hara/i-began-to-rationalize-marrying-will-william-houston-price-he-comes/)

[Maureen O'Hara](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maureen-o-hara/)

> [It turns out that our notions of what a 'self' is and how it might feel fulfilled have no more objective status than most…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maureen-o-hara/it-turns-out-that-our-notions-of-what-a-self-is-and-how-it-might-feel/)

[Maureen O'Hara](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maureen-o-hara/)

> [I really wanted to be an opera soprano.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maureen-o-hara/i-really-wanted-to-be-an-opera-soprano/)

[Maureen O'Hara](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maureen-o-hara/)

> [When How Green Was My Valley finally wrapped, I thought John Ford was a walking god.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maureen-o-hara/when-how-green-was-my-valley-finally-wrapped-i-thought-john-ford-was/)

[Maureen O'Hara](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maureen-o-hara/)

> [John Candy knew he was going to die. He told me on his 40th birthday. He said, well, Maureen, I'm on borrowed time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maureen-o-hara/john-candy-knew-he-was-going-to-die-he-told-me-on-his-40th-birthday/)

[Maureen O'Hara](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maureen-o-hara/)

> [The Queen Mary was the most civilized and luxurious way one could travel to America in the late 1930s.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maureen-o-hara/the-queen-mary-was-the-most-civilized-and-luxurious-way-one-could/)

[Maureen O'Hara](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maureen-o-hara/)

> [John Wayne was one of the greatest ambassadors for the United States that ever lived.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maureen-o-hara/john-wayne-was-one-of-the-greatest-ambassadors-for-the-united-states/)

[Maureen O'Hara](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maureen-o-hara/)

> [Above all else, deep in my soul, I'm a tough Irishwoman.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maureen-o-hara/above-all-else-deep-in-my-soul-i-m-a-tough-irishwoman/)

[Maureen O'Hara](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maureen-o-hara/)

> [Working with Ty Power was exciting. In those days, he was the biggest romantic swashbuckler in the world. Murderously handsome! But what I loved…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maureen-o-hara/working-with-ty-power-was-exciting-in-those-days-he-was-the-biggest/)

[Maureen O'Hara](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maureen-o-hara/)

> [The Parent Trap gave my career another boost, starring in family comedies.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maureen-o-hara/the-parent-trap-gave-my-career-another-boost-starring-in-family/)

[Maureen O'Hara](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maureen-o-hara/)

> [Speaking as an actress, I wish all actors would be more like Duke Wayne. And speaking as a person, it would be nice if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maureen-o-hara/speaking-as-an-actress-i-wish-all-actors-would-be-more-like-duke/)

[Maureen O'Hara](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maureen-o-hara/)

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