I always took it for granted that there would be life after Hollywood. Esther Williams American Actress More Esther Williams Quotes 3
We can't all win Olympic medals. Even I never won one. Esther Williams American Actress More Esther Williams Quotes 3
When you're out of sight for as long as I was, there's a funny feeling of betrayal that comes over people when they see you again. Esther Williams American Actress More Esther Williams Quotes 2
Once I married Fernando, I became invisible. Esther Williams American Actress More Esther Williams Quotes 1
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. Esther Williams American Actress More Esther Williams Quotes 0
The newspapers loved pinup pictures of pretty young swimmers, and as a national champion, I got more than my share of space in the sports pages. Esther Williams American Actress More Esther Williams Quotes 0
The wisdom acquired with the passage of time is a useless gift unless you share it. Esther Williams American Actress More Esther Williams Quotes 0
There was a policy at Hughes against drinking at lunch, but the men ignored it. Esther Williams American Actress More Esther Williams Quotes 0
Traveling to swimming meets took me beyond my small-town existence, gave me a hint of the exciting world outside of my own home. Esther Williams American Actress More Esther Williams Quotes 0
Victor Mature was a big man; he had a great swagger. I liked him and I knew we'd be good together on screen. Esther Williams American Actress More Esther Williams Quotes 0
By the time I got home at night, my eyes were so chlorinated I saw rings around every light. Esther Williams American Actress More Esther Williams Quotes 0
Clark Gable was the first to have called me a mermaid. Esther Williams American Actress More Esther Williams Quotes 0
Critics established a snobbery toward me. Esther Williams American Actress More Esther Williams Quotes 0
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. Esther Williams American Actress More Esther Williams Quotes 0
Everything about my teenage life was almost ideal. Esther Williams American Actress More Esther Williams Quotes 0
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. Esther Williams American Actress More Esther Williams Quotes 0
I always felt that if I made a movie, it would be one movie; I didn't see how they could make 26 swimming movies. Esther Williams American Actress More Esther Williams Quotes 0
I ended up buying a restaurant. Already we had invested in a gas station and a metal products plant. Esther Williams American Actress More Esther Williams Quotes 0
I gave my eardrums to MGM. And it's true: I really did. Esther Williams American Actress More Esther Williams Quotes 0
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. Esther Williams American Actress More Esther Williams Quotes 0
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. Esther Williams American Actress More Esther Williams Quotes 0
I think it's so funny when people think they can't control a movie star. They can. We're just women, you know. Esther Williams American Actress More Esther Williams Quotes 0
I took a job at the pool in order to earn the five cents a day it cost to swim. I counted wet towels. As a bonus, I was allowed to swim during lunchtime. Esther Williams American Actress More Esther Williams Quotes 0
I took my daily swim at the Beverly Hills Hotel pool despite the presence of onlookers. Esther Williams American Actress More Esther Williams Quotes 0
I was 15, and the years of hard swimming had packed muscle on my frame and made me very strong. Not as strong as a football player, but strong enough to inflict heavy damage. Esther Williams American Actress More Esther Williams Quotes 0