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Maureen O'Hara Quotes
Maureen O'Hara
Irish
Actress
Born:
Aug 17
,
1920
Died:
Oct 24
,
2015
Am
God
How
Me
Time
You
Above all else, deep in my soul, I'm a tough Irishwoman.
Maureen O'Hara
Soul
Tough
Else
Above
My Soul
Saint Patrick's Day
Deep
Charles Laughton signed me to my first movie contract at 17. He later asked my parents if he could adopt me.
Maureen O'Hara
Me
Parents
First
Later
Signed
Charles
Adopt
Could
He
Contract
Movie
Asked
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
Death
Time
Birthday
Me
John
Borrowed
He
Knew
Well
Said
His
Maureen
Die
Going
Candy
As the 1960s began, a new breed of Hollywood leading lady was emerging. She was elegant, international, and wonderfully comedic.
Maureen O'Hara
Emerging
1960s
Leading
New
Comedic
She
Began
Wonderfully
Lady
Hollywood
Breed
International
Elegant
I dainty little lass I wasn't. I looked twice my age until I turned 10 or 11.
Maureen O'Hara
Age
Looked
Until
Little
Turned
Twice
Dainty
When How Green Was My Valley finally wrapped, I thought John Ford was a walking god.
Maureen O'Hara
God
Thought
Valley
Finally
John
Wrapped
John Ford
Ford
How
Walking
Green
John Wayne was one of the greatest ambassadors for the United States that ever lived.
Maureen O'Hara
States
Wayne
John
John Wayne
Greatest
Ambassador
Lived
United
Ever
United States
My heritage has been my grounding, and it has brought me peace.
Maureen O'Hara
Me
Peace
Heritage
Has-Been
Brought
Been
Grounding
I had always been a tomboy - I still am, at heart.
Maureen O'Hara
Heart
Had
Always
Am
Still
Been
Tomboy
Making movies is just like betting on horses at the racetrack.
Maureen O'Hara
Horses
Betting
Like
Making
Making Movies
Just
Movies
Racetrack
Henry Fonda gave me a spanking during a scene in Spencer's Mountain.
Maureen O'Hara
Me
Gave
Spencer
Fonda
Scene
Mountain
Spanking
Henry
Henry Fonda
I was born into the most remarkable and eccentric family I could possibly have hoped for.
Maureen O'Hara
Family
I Was Born
Possibly
Hoped
Born
Eccentric
Could
Remarkable
Most
When you try to battle with John Ford, you have to give in.
Maureen O'Hara
You
Battle
Try
John
John Ford
Give
Ford
Every star has that certain something that stands out and compels us to notice them.
Maureen O'Hara
Every
Out
Something
Them
Us
Notice
Certain
Stands
Star
Compels
How could you get angry with Jackie Gleason?
Maureen O'Hara
Angry
You
Could
Gleason
How
Get
Jackie
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
Today
Everybody
Way
Deliver
Understand
Am
Lines
Shocked
Listen
Movies
Now
Actor
Why
Watch
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
Dramatic
Photographed
More
Beautifully
Because
Got
Crack
Get
Roles
After
Hollywood