Quotes by Esther Williams

About Esther Williams:

Esther Jane Williams was an American competitive swimmer and actress.
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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 telep...

Esther Williams

What the public expects and what is healthy for an individual are two very different things.

Esther Williams

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

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

Esther Williams

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

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

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

Everything about my teenage life was almost ideal.

Esther Williams

I always took it for granted that there would be life after Hollywood.

Esther Williams

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

Esther Williams

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

Esther Williams

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

Critics established a snobbery toward me.

Esther Williams

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

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.

Esther Williams

Widowhood had done nothing to curb my smart mouth. So much for diplomacy.

Esther Williams

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

Esther Williams

Clark Gable was the first to have called me a mermaid.

Esther Williams

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

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

Esther Williams

Author Bio

  • NameEsther Williams
  • Descriptioncompetitive American swimmer and actor
  • AliasesEsther Jane Williams
  • BornAugust 8, 1923
  • DiedJune 6, 2013
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionActor; Autobiographer