I have only one rule in acting – trust the director and give him heart and soul.
AVA GARDNERI must have seen more sunrises than any other actress in the history of Hollywood.
More Ava Gardner Quotes
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So this was where lust was satisfied. If I’d been an old-time miner I’d have asked for my gold nugget back.
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I hate cheating. I won’t put up with it. I don’t do it myself.
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Love is nothing but a pain in the ass.
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I was lazy. I would have been a hell of a lot better actress had I taken it more seriously. I never had the proper respect for acting. Quite often, I learned my lines on the way to the studio.
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Women’s liberation as a movement makes some valid points. But in the final analysis, it doesn’t matter who wears the pants – as long as there’s money in the pockets.
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The truth is that the only time I’m happy is when I’m doing absolutely nothing. I don’t understand people who like to work and talk about it like it was some sort of goddamn duty. Doing nothing feel like floating on warm water to me. Delightful, perfect.
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Sing me not a song; let me hear your recital of veneration and respect; this I will listen to over and over when I share your need of pleasing.
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Sex isn’t all that important, but it is when you love someone very much.
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Hollywood – that’s a place where love is viewed both pragmatically and philosophically in the saying, ‘Tis better to have loved and divorced than never to have had any publicity at all.
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I must have seen more sunrises than any other actress in the history of Hollywood.
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I’ve certainly never taken the care of myself that I should have. On the contrary. I’ve done a lot of late nights without enough sleep and all that. But I’ve had fun. Whatever wrinkles are there, I’ve enjoyed getting them.
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It’s a pity nobody believes in simple lust anymore.
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When I lose my temper, honey, you can’t find it any place.
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All I have going is my looks. When my beauty goes, I’m through.
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Although no one believes me, I have always been a country girl and still have a country girl’s values.
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