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Victor Mature was a big man; ...

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 135 quotes

Even though I had a lucrative...

Even though I had a lucrative contract with MGM, I had a husband who was drinking and gambling our money away faster than I could make it.

Esther Williams 135 quotes

I was the only swimmer in mov...

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 135 quotes

Three events. Three gold meda...

Three events. Three gold medals. I was news, big news, in the sports world.

Esther Williams 135 quotes

No one had ever done a swimmi...

No one had ever done a swimming movie before so we just made it up as we went along. I ad-libbed all my own underwater movements.

Esther Williams 135 quotes

It appeared as if I had invit...

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 135 quotes

I took my daily swim at the B...

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

Esther Williams 135 quotes

No one can avoid a challenge ...

No one can avoid a challenge in life without breeding regret, and regret is the arsenic of life.

Esther Williams 135 quotes

I was the only swimmer in mov...

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 135 quotes

We can't all win Olympic meda...

We can't all win Olympic medals. Even I never won one.

Esther Williams 135 quotes

I ended up buying a restaurant...

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

Esther Williams 135 quotes

I remember when I first walked...

I remember when I first walked into Mayer's cavernous office. You had to walk 50 yards to get to him, and in that time he could really study everything about you.

Esther Williams 135 quotes

I always took it for granted t...

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

Esther Williams 135 quotes

I always felt that if I made a...

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.

Esther Williams 135 quotes

Victor Mature was a big man; h...

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 135 quotes

Howard Hughes himself was a re...

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.

Esther Williams 135 quotes

Traveling to swimming meets to...

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 135 quotes

We can't all win Olympic medal...

We can't all win Olympic medals. Even I never won one.

Esther Williams 135 quotes

Three events. Three gold medal...

Three events. Three gold medals. I was news, big news, in the sports world.

Esther Williams 135 quotes

What the public expects and wh...

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

Esther Williams 135 quotes

Добрые, щедрые, великодушные: 6 советских актеров, которые были всеобщими любимчиками

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Советских актёров часто ставят в пример как образец духовной силы, национальной гордости и внутренней красоты. Они стали символами эпохи, носителями культуры и нравственности. Но, как известно, за кул...

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Расскажем, как сложилась судьба актеров, которые начинали сниматься еще в детстве.
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Два года назад отечественное телевидение столкнулось с беспрецедентной кадровой тектоникой — целая группа ярких и узнаваемых ведущих стремительно исчезла с экранов федеральных каналов. Эти лица долгие...

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Кира Найтли на страницах журнала к выходу фильма «Пиджак», 2005. Следы динозавра, раскопанные в русле реки Палакси. Техас. США. 1952г. Самая большая женщина рядом с самым маленьким мужчиной, 1922 год....