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.

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.

Comedy is quite difficult, you have to be able to have fun and portray that sense of fun to the audience watching you.

I'm terrified about the day that I enter the gates of heaven and God says to me, just a minute.

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

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

John Candy knew he was going to die. He told me on his 40th birthday. He said, well, Maureen, I'm on borrowed time.