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.
Esther WilliamsI always felt that if I made a movie, it would be one movie; I didn't see how they could make 26 swimming movies.
Esther WilliamsI 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
Esther WilliamsVictor Mature was a big man; he had a great swagger. I liked him and I knew we'd be good together on screen.
Esther WilliamsBarely a teenager, Elizabeth Taylor was already more beautiful and voluptuous than Miss America. When she arrived at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel for our magazine shoot, I was bowled over. I couldn't believe she was only fourteen. She filled out a swimsuit better than I did. We did the pictures, including one shot of me teaching her to float. With that superstructure of hers, she floated just fine. What she couldn't do was sink.
Esther Williams