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.

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

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

I ended up buying a restaurant. Already we had invested in a gas station and a metal products plant.

The wisdom acquired with the passage of time is a useless gift unless you share it.

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.

By the time I got home at night, my eyes were so chlorinated I saw rings around every light.