Esther Williams

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

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

Once I married Fernando, I became invisible.

If you're not having a good time, find something else that gives you some joy in life.

I don't believe in that kind of American John Wayne individualism where people pull themselves up by their bootstraps. Someone changed your diapers. And if that's the case, you ain't self-made.

My first career ambitions involved turning into a boy; I intended to be either a railway guard or a knight errant.