Esther Williams Quotes

American - Actress | August 8, 1921 - June 6, 2013

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

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

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I was all in gold sequins for Million Dollar Mermaid, 50 feet in the air.

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By the time I got home at night, my eyes were so chlorinated I saw rings around every light.

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With two little boys in diapers, I had to keep it simple if I were going to have a life at all.

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

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

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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.

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

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Even though I had a lucrative contract with MGM, I had a husband who was drinking and gambling our money away faster than I could make it.

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My training in Science of Mind had begun with my mother. She took me to a different church every Sunday, and she encouraged me to question the minister afterward.

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

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