Esther Williams

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.

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.

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.

I'm a big action junkie. I grew up on the '80s action movies - the bad ones and the good ones.

Exhaust the little moment. Soon it dies. And be it gash or gold it will not come Again in this identical guise.

Being famous gets me good concert tickets, good tables in restaurants, good seats at sporting events and that's really about it.