Walking God Quotes by Maureen O'Hara

To be part of the creation, I must act humbly. I'll take that over a goddess any day!

— Maureen O'Hara

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

— Maureen O'Hara

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

— Maureen O'Hara

Audiences in London called me the girl with the black cherry eyes.

— 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,…

— 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…

— Maureen O'Hara

I really wanted to be an opera soprano.

— Maureen O'Hara

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

— 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.

— Maureen O'Hara

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

— Maureen O'Hara

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

— Maureen O'Hara

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

— 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…

— Maureen O'Hara

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

— 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…

— Maureen O'Hara