 As the 1960s began, a new breed of Hollywood leading lady was emerging. She was elegant, international, and wonderfully comedic. |
| When you try to battle with John Ford, you have to give in. |
| The Parent Trap wouldn't have been as special without the remarkable performances by Hayley Mills. |
| There's a terrible truth for many women in the picture business: Aging typically takes its toll and means fewer and less desirable roles. Topics: Show Business |
| 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? |
| My heritage has been my grounding, and it has brought me peace. |
| The Queen Mary was the most civilized and luxurious way one could travel to America in the late 1930s. |
| How could you have had such a wonderful life as me if there wasn't a God directing? |
| I dainty little lass I wasn't. I looked twice my age until I turned 10 or 11. |
| I had always been a tomboy - I still am, at heart. |
| Above all else, deep in my soul, I'm a tough Irishwoman. |
| In the beginning it was all black and white. |
| The depth of John Candy's talent did surprise me. He was one of my all-time favorite leading men. |
| I really wanted to be an opera soprano. |
| I knew that Jamaica Inn was going to make me a star. |
| John Candy knew he was going to die. He told me on his 40th birthday. He said, well, Maureen, I'm on borrowed time. |
| When I was young, I was told that I had a sulky, pouty face. |
| Every star has that certain something that stands out and compels us to notice them. |
| The Parent Trap gave my career another boost, starring in family comedies. |
| I was born into the most remarkable and eccentric family I could possibly have hoped for. |
