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 want to remember it all, the good times and the bad times, the late nights, the boozing, the dancing into dawns, and all the great and not-so-great people I met and loved in those years.
More Ava Gardner Quotes
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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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If I had my life to live over again, I’d live it the same way. Maybe a few changes here or there, but nothing special. The truth is, honey, I’ve enjoyed my life. I’ve had a hell of a good time.
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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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Maybe, in the final analysis, they saw me as something I wasn’t and I tried to turn them into something they could never be. I loved them all but maybe I never understood any of them. I don’t think they understood me.
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All I have going is my looks. When my beauty goes, I’m through.
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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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Doing nothing feels like floating on warm water to me. Delightful, perfect.
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Deep down, I’m pretty superficial.
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I was never an actress — none of us kids at Metro were. We were just good to look at.
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I have only one rule in acting – trust the director and give him heart and soul.
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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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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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I couldn’t imagine a better place [Australia] for making a film on the end of the world.
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I hate cheating. I won’t put up with it. I don’t do it myself.
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I do everything for a reason. Most of the time the reason is money.
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Petting is the study of the anatomy in braille.
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