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"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."

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

"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."

"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."

"I was the only swimmer in movies. Tarzan was long gone, and he couldn't have done them anyway; he could never have gotten into my bathing suit."

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

"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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