Esther Williams quotes - page 2

We can't all win Olympic medals. Even I never won one. (Esther Williams)

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

Esther Williams

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

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

There was a policy at Hughes against drinking at lunch, but the men ignored it.

Esther Williams

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.

Esther Williams

You can work out in a pool and sweat, but you don't smell. In the water you are weightless. You are ageless. It feels exhilarating to get wet. And you know the water is a very sexy medium. Why do you think people always get in a hot tub?

Esther Williams

Just make the point we come from the water. It's the most natural medium in the world. It's the only sport you can do from your first bath to your last without hurting yourself.

Esther Williams

I'll bet if I compare notes with Junie Allyson and Debbie Reynolds and anyone else who's had more than one marriage, the fact is that you fall in love and it's so wonderful to think about something other than yourself and whether the script's right for you and who's going to be your leading man, that you don't really ask yourself questions about the fellow. He's just wonderful looking and he dances well and you have a wonderful time and it's fun to go out, and all of a sudden you're in a lifelong marriage.

Esther Williams

Critics established a snobbery toward me.

Esther Williams

Which Esther Williams do you want to hear about? (Esther Williams)

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

Esther Williams

Once I married Fernando, I became invisible.

Esther Williams

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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Esther Williams

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Photo: Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0

Occupation: American Actress
Born: August 8, 1921
Died: June 6, 2013
Quotes count: 39

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