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

You've got to have a big swagger, man. You've got to have a lot of confidence to do things that not a lot of people do — like myself, T.O., Moss. When you've got that confidence and swagger you're able to do it.

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.

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

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.

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.