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

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

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

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

Three events. Three gold medals. I was news, big news, in the sports world.

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

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.