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I was never an actress — none of us kids at Metro were. We were just good to look at.

Ava Gardner

I couldn’t imagine a better place [Australia] for making a film on the end of the world.
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End Imagination Movie Myself World
I do everything for a reason. Most of the time the reason is money.
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Money Myself Reason Time
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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Freedom Liberty Money Movement Valid Woman
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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Gold Lust Myself Old Satisfaction Time
I wish to live to 150 years old, but the day I die, I wish it to be with a cigarette in one hand and a glass of whiskey in the other.
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Age Alcohol Death Hands Live Myself Old Time
Love is nothing but a pain in the ass.
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Love One Liner Pain
I think the main reason my marriages failed is that I always loved too well but never wisely.
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Failure Love Marriage Myself Thinking Wisdom
I must have seen more sunrises than any other actress in the history of Hollywood.
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History Hollywood Myself Rise Sun
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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Accomplishment Myself Prison Sleep
All I have going is my looks. When my beauty goes, I’m through.
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Appearance Beautiful Myself
Deep down, I’m pretty superficial.
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Character Deep Myself
When I lose my temper, honey, you can’t find it any place.
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Angry Lose Myself Place Temper Yourself
When I’m old and gray, I want to have a house by the sea. And paint. With a lot of wonderful chums, good music, and booze around. And a damn good kitchen to cook in.
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Cook Goodness Gray Home Kitchen Music Old Sea Wonderful
Although no one believes me, I have always been a country girl and still have a country girl’s values.
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Believe Character Country Girl Myself Value Woman
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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Better Hell Learning Movie Myself Quite Respect Studio
Fame gives you everything you never wanted.
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Fame Material Money Yourself

I was never an actress — none of us kids at Metro were. We were just good to look at.

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