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

“There's a terrible truth for many women in the picture business: Aging typically takes its toll and means fewer and less desirable roles.”

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

“God has a most wicked sense of humor.”

“Making movies is just like betting on horses at the racetrack.”

“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.”

“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.”