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.
AVA GARDNERGod knows I’ve got so many frailties myself, I ought to be able to understand and forgive them in others. But I don’t.
More Ava Gardner Quotes
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I either write the book or sell the jewels. And I’m kinda sentimental about the jewels.
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Fame and fortune does not mean anything if you don’t have a happy home.
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Deep down, I’m pretty superficial.
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Love is nothing but a pain in the ass.
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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’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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All I have going is my looks. When my beauty goes, I’m through.
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I haven’t taken an overdose of sleeping pills and called my agent. I haven’t been in jail, and I don’t go running to the psychiatrist every two minutes. That’s something of an accomplishment these days.
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Fame gives you everything you never wanted.
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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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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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And the news got worse. It appeared that there was this whole other person Jesus Christ whose birthday a lot of people tended to confuse with mine. I was personally outraged. It was a long time before I forgave the Lord for that.
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I do everything for a reason. Most of the time the reason is money.
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What I’d really like to say about stardom is that it gave me everything I never wanted.
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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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