Victor Mature was a big man; he had a great swagger. I liked him and I knew we'd be good together on screen.

Traveling to swimming meets took me beyond my small-town existence, gave me a hint of the exciting world outside of my own home.

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

The animus is symbolized by male figures appearing in a womans dreams and fantasies, as a husband, son, father, lover, Prince Charming.

I was all in gold sequins for Million Dollar Mermaid, 50 feet in the air

We can't all win Olympic medals. Even I never won one.

I was the only swimmer in movies. Tarzan was long gone, and he couldn't have done them anyway; he could never have gotten into my bathing suit