I have never lost my faith in God.

Comedy is difficult, especially slapstick. The trick is to have fun while you are performing it.

When I was young, I was told that I had a sulky, pouty face.

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.

Lost in a crowd of greats, not a single Oscar. That's showbiz.

I don't remember having a crush on a boy when I was a girl. I don't even remember my first kiss.

The Queen Mary was the most civilized and luxurious way one could travel to America in the late 1930s.

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

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

I knew that Jamaica Inn was going to make me a star.

Henry Fonda gave me a spanking during a scene in Spencer's Mountain.

I think of you only twice a day - when I am alone and when I am with someone else.

If I were to be brutally honest with myself, how often is my journey actually a path designed to circumvent my journey?

Words matter, but what matters more than words is forgiveness and compassion.

Beauty is a God-given talent that we should all conserve.

You can't assume the responsibility for everything you do-or don't do.

God is not nice. God is not an uncle. God is an earthquake.

Religion is like a virus that affects the behaviour of its host in such a way as to propagate itself further.

Every student who enters upon a scientific pursuit, especially if at a somewhat advanced period of life, will find not only that he has much to learn, but much also to unlearn.

Everyone had a forever.

The Smithsonian museums are among this country's most endearing treasures and I look forward to helping maintain and enhance their coveted works of art.