Howard Hughes himself was a regular at the restaurant, and in a way it became his headquarters, too. Howard had recently relocated to Las Vegas, so when he wanted to do business in Los Angeles, he went into the back of our restaurant to use the telephone.

Howard Hughes himself was a regular at the restaurant, and in a way it became his headquarters, too. Howard had recently relocated to Las Vegas, so when he wanted to do business in Los Angeles, he went into the back of our restaurant to use the telephone.

No one had ever done a swimming movie before so we just made it up as we went along. I ad-libbed all my own underwater movements.

What the public expects and what is healthy for an individual are two very different things.

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

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

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