I took my daily swim at the Beverly Hills Hotel pool despite the presence of onlookers

Somehow I kept my head above water. I relied on the discipline, character, and strength that I had started to develop as that little girl in her first swimming pool.

There was a policy at Hughes against drinking at lunch, but the men ignored it

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

Life magazine ran a page featuring me and three other girls that was clearly the precursor of Sports Illustrated swimsuit issues

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