No one can avoid a challenge in life without breeding regret, and regret is the arsenic of life.

It appeared as if I had invited the audience into the water with me, and it conveyed the sensation that being in there was absolutely delicious

I took my daily swim at the Beverly Hills Hotel pool despite the presence of onlookers

Clark Gable was the first to have called me a mermaid.

I think it's so funny when people think they can't control a movie star. They can. We're just women, you know

When you're out of sight for as long as I was, there's a funny feeling of betrayal that comes over people when they see you again.

The newspapers loved pinup pictures of pretty young swimmers, and as a national champion, I got more than my share of space in the sports pages.