Maureen O'Hara Quotes

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• To be part of the creation, I must act humbly. I'll take that over a goddess any day!
• The Queen Mary was the most civilized and luxurious way one could travel to America in the late 1930s.
• I don't remember having a crush on a boy when I was a girl. I don't even remember my first kiss.
• Lost in a crowd of greats, not a single Oscar. That's showbiz.
• 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.
• Speaking as an actress, I wish all actors would be more like Duke Wayne. And speaking as a person, it would be nice if all…
• There's a terrible truth for many women in the picture business: Aging typically takes its toll and means fewer and less desirable roles.
• Being an Irishwoman means many things to me. An Irishwoman is strong and feisty. She has guts and stands up for what she believes in.…
• Henry Fonda gave me a spanking during a scene in Spencer's Mountain.
• Above all else, deep in my soul, I'm a tough Irishwoman.
• When I was young, I was told that I had a sulky, pouty face.
• 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…
• Audiences in London called me the girl with the black cherry eyes.
• Comedy is difficult, especially slapstick. The trick is to have fun while you are performing it.
• Every star has that certain something that stands out and compels us to notice them.
• God has a most wicked sense of humor.
• How could you get angry with Jackie Gleason?
• I am like many of the women I have played onscreen.
• Working with Ty Power was exciting. In those days, he was the biggest romantic swashbuckler in the world. Murderously handsome! But what I loved most…
• A sense of belonging is a sine qua non of healthy psychological functioning everywhere. Such a sense, beginning in infancy and continuing throughout life, comes…

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