Maureen O'Hara Quotes

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Lost in a crowd of greats, not a single Oscar. That's showbiz.

Maureen O'Hara
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. She believes she is the best at whatever she does and proceeds through life with that knowledge. She can face any hazard that life throws her way and stay with it until she wins. She is loyal to her kinsmen and accepting of others. She's not above a sock in the jaw if you have it coming.

Maureen O'Hara
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
Errol Flynn was an excellent fencer. He also knew his lines, something I greatly respect in an actor. Of course there was one glaring inconsistency with his professionalism. Errol also drank on the set, something I greatly disliked. You couldn't stop him. If the director prohibited alcohol on the set, then Errol would inject oranges with booze and eat during breaks. Everything good that we got on film was shot early in the day. He started gulping his water early in the morning and by four P. M. was in no shape to continue filming.

Maureen O'Hara
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
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
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
I was born into the most remarkable and eccentric family I could possibly have hoped for.

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There is nothing worse than having your personal problems become somebody else's entertainment.

Maureen O'Hara
My heritage has been my grounding, and it has brought me peace.

Maureen O'Hara
The Parent Trap wouldn't have been as special without the remarkable performances by Hayley Mills.

Maureen O'Hara
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
Some time ago, I told Larry King that I planned to live to be 102. I still do.

Maureen O'Hara
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.

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 most about Ty Power was his wicked sense of humor.

Maureen O'Hara
I began to rationalize marrying Will[iam 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)

Maureen O'Hara
Making movies is just like betting on horses at the racetrack.

Maureen O'Hara