Somehow I kept my head above water. I relied on the discipline, character, and strength that I had started to develop as that little girl in her first swimming pool.

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

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

Everything about my teenage life was almost ideal.

I always took it for granted that there would be life after Hollywood.

Even though I had a lucrative contract with MGM, I had a husband who was drinking and gambling our money away faster than I could make it.

Marriage to Fernando offered shelter and security, but the shackle was the price I'd pay.