I never walked the streets of New York hoping to be a musical comedy star. For one thing, they would have thought I was too tall, because l was five feet eight and a half, and they were all little bitty things running around in the studio at that time.

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

I always felt that if I made a movie, it would be one movie; I didn't see how they could make 26 swimming movies.

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

Everything about my teenage life was almost ideal.

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

I remember when I first walked into Mayer's cavernous office. You had to walk 50 yards to get to him, and in that time he could really study everything about you.