I don’t mind growing old. If I have to go before my time, this is how I’ll go– cigarette in one hand, glass of scotch in the other.
AVA GARDNERWhen I lose my temper, honey, you can’t find it any place.
More Ava Gardner Quotes
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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 must have seen more sunrises than any other actress in the history of Hollywood.
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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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Although no one believes me, I have always been a country girl and still have a country girl’s values.
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Petting is the study of the anatomy in braille.
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Love is nothing but a pain in the ass.
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Sex isn’t all that important, but it is when you love someone very much.
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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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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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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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Fame gives you everything you never wanted.
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Because I was promoted as a sort of a siren and played all those sexy broads, people made the mistake of thinking I was like that off the screen. They couldn’t have been more wrong.
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Deep down, I’m pretty superficial.
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All I have going is my looks. When my beauty goes, I’m through.
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Fame and fortune does not mean anything if you don’t have a happy home.
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