Maureen O'Hara

I dainty little lass I wasn't. I looked twice my age until I turned 10 or 11.

Charles Laughton signed me to my first movie contract at 17. He later asked my parents if he could adopt me.

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

I think he had a wake-up call. It's a different kind of race, and I think maybe he didn't take it quite as seriously as he might have, but you can bet he learned a lot of lessons.

If a horse has four legs, and I'm riding it, I think I can win.

I've always been very determined, ever since I was a little girl, to make my way.