For 'The Trip To Bountiful,' I was worried about being too heavy, because I supposedly had just gotten out of the hospital.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
It became obvious in 1957 that I was endangering my health by carrying so much weight.
When I became of service to other people I stopped worrying about my weight so much.
Weightlessness is a wonderful experience. It feels like magic. It really does.
We were only on orbit a little over two days, so we had no adverse effects from being weightless.
I felt very comfortable about myself when I was much heavier. I feel much better about myself from being fit.
I did put on weight for the last half of the film, but the Ferris wheel scene was shot with a harness on me so that if I fell I wouldn't fall all the way.
It's difficult to be at events with a room full of women who weigh half as much as you do.
I was lightweight - that was the whole point of me.
My bag always weighs a ton. I carry my whole bathroom with me. You never know what's going to happen in a day!
Weight is just not a hot button. In fact, during my life, it probably should have been on my radar screen a bit more. I look back at work photos and am shocked. Was I eating the people I was interviewing?! Good Lord, I was big.