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 gave my eardrums to MGM. And it's true: I really did.
Clark Gable was the first to have called me a mermaid.
Three events. Three gold medals. I was news, big news, in the sports world.
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.
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.