Maureen O'Hara Quotes
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God has a most wicked sense of humor.
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The studio thought I was crazy to perform all of my own fencing stunts, but I loved it.
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I saw myself as Joan of Arc.
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Some time ago, I told Larry King that I planned to live to be 102. I still do.
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Bette Davis was right-bitches are fun to play.
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I knew that Jamaica Inn was going to make me a star.
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Audiences in London called me the girl with the black cherry eyes.
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The depth of John Candy's talent did surprise me. He was one of my all-time favorite leading men.
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In the beginning it was all black and white.
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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?
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I really wanted to be an opera soprano.
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I don't remember having a crush on a boy when I was a girl. I don't even remember my first kiss.
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How could you have had such a wonderful life as me if there wasn't a God directing?
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John Candy knew he was going to die. He told me on his 40th birthday. He said, well, Maureen, I'm on borrowed time.
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There's a terrible truth for many women in the picture business: Aging typically takes its toll and means fewer and less desirable roles.
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How could you get angry with Jackie Gleason?
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In February 1953, I was making a second picture with Jeff Chandler, one called War Arrow. Jeff was a real sweetheart, but acting with him was like acting with a broomstick.
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The Parent Trap gave my career another boost, starring in family comedies.
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My whole life was foretold to me. An old Romany gypsy read my fortune.
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Henry Fonda gave me a spanking during a scene in Spencer's Mountain.
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I began to rationalize marrying William Houston Price. 'He comes from a good family. A girl could do worse.' (As it turned out, I couldn't, but I didn't know that yet)
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I dainty little lass I wasn't. I looked twice my age until I turned 10 or 11.
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I grew up in the theater and danced ballet atrociously.
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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.