54+ Maureen O'Hara Quotes On Marriage, Fiery And Iconic

Maureen O'Hara was an Irish-American actress and singer. She was known for her strong-willed and independent roles in films such as The Quiet Man, Miracle on 34th Street, and The Parent Trap. She was the first recipient of an Honorary Academy Award in 1995 for her contributions to the film industry. Following is our collection on famous quotes by Maureen O'Hara on marriage, love, life.

Top 10 Maureen O'Hara Quotes

1. Comedy is difficult, especially slapstick. The trick is to have fun while you are performing it.
2. 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.
3. Lost in a crowd of greats, not a single Oscar. That's showbiz.
4. I don't remember having a crush on a boy when I was a girl. I don't even remember my first kiss.
5. John Candy knew he was going to die. He told me on his 40th birthday. He said, well, Maureen, I'm on borrowed time.
6. The Queen Mary was the most civilized and luxurious way one could travel to America in the late 1930s.
7. Henry Fonda gave me a spanking during a scene in Spencer's Mountain.
8. I dainty little lass I wasn't. I looked twice my age until I turned 10 or 11.
9. I knew that Jamaica Inn was going to make me a star.
10. God has a most wicked sense of humor.

Maureen O'Hara Short Quotes

• I'm terrified about the day that I enter the gates of heaven and God says to me, just a minute.
• There is nothing worse than having your personal problems become somebody else's entertainment.
• Audiences in London called me the girl with the black cherry eyes.
• The Parent Trap wouldn't have been as special without the remarkable performances by Hayley Mills.
• I grew up in the theater and danced ballet atrociously.
• I'm really honestly terrified about how much I should tell and how much I should still keep secret.
• In the beginning it was all black and white.
• My heritage has been my grounding, and it has brought me peace.
• I was born into the most remarkable and eccentric family I could possibly have hoped for.
• The Parent Trap gave my career another boost, starring in family comedies.

Maureen O'Hara Quotes About Life

How could you have had such a wonderful life as me if there wasn't a God directing? — Maureen O'Hara

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 about by experiencing mutual empathy; by sensing oneself as part of a whole, which recognizes and accepts that one is a member. — Maureen O'Hara

My whole life was foretold to me. An old Romany gypsy read my fortune. — Maureen O'Hara

Maureen O'Hara Quotes About John

The depth of John Candy's talent did surprise me. He was one of my all-time favorite leading men. — Maureen O'Hara

John Wayne was one of the greatest ambassadors for the United States that ever lived. — Maureen O'Hara

When How Green Was My Valley finally wrapped, I thought John Ford was a walking god. — Maureen O'Hara

When you try to battle with John Ford, you have to give in. — Maureen O'Hara

John Wayne is not just an actor, and a very fine actor - John Wayne is the United States of America. — Maureen O'Hara

Maureen O'Hara Famous Quotes And Sayings

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 people could be honest and as genuine as he is. This is a real man. — Maureen O'Hara

As the 1960s began, a new breed of Hollywood leading lady was emerging. She was elegant, international, and wonderfully comedic. — Maureen O'Hara

I really wanted to be an opera soprano. — 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 began to rationalize marrying Will [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.) — Maureen O'Hara

I saw myself as Joan of Arc. — Maureen O'Hara

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

How could you get angry with Jackie Gleason? — Maureen O'Hara

I have never lost my faith in God. — Maureen O'Hara

Some time ago, I told Larry King that I planned to live to be 102. I still do. — 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

When I was young, I was told that I had a sulky, pouty face. — Maureen O'Hara

I am like many of the women I have played onscreen. — 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

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

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

There's a terrible truth for many women in the picture business: Aging typically takes its toll and means fewer and less desirable roles. — 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 of the rest of reality. It seems we make ourselves up as we go along. — 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

Every star has that certain something that stands out and compels us to notice them. — 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

The studio thought I was crazy to perform all of my own fencing stunts, but I loved it. — Maureen O'Hara

Empathy provides more than just information about relationships. It is an expression of being in relationship. It is not just a means to better healing relationship, but because it recenters relationship as a central organizing feature of psychic life, empathy itself is healing. The experience of being known and accepted deeply by another, being aware of another being aware of you, what Jordan calls "mutual empathy". — 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

I had always been a tomboy - I still am, at heart. — Maureen O'Hara

Life Lessons by Maureen O'Hara

1. Maureen O'Hara's career is a testament to the power of hard work and dedication. She was determined to make it in Hollywood and worked hard to make her dreams a reality.
2. She also showed that it was possible to be a successful actress without compromising her values and beliefs, standing up for herself and refusing to be typecast in certain roles.
3. O'Hara's career is an inspiration to anyone who wants to make it in the entertainment industry, teaching us that with hard work and determination, anything is possible.