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.
AVA GARDNERWhen I lose my temper, honey, you can’t find it any place.
More Ava Gardner Quotes
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Sex isn’t all that important, but it is when you love someone very much.
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God knows I’ve got so many frailties myself, I ought to be able to understand and forgive them in others. But I don’t.
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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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Petting is the study of the anatomy in braille.
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I hate cheating. I won’t put up with it. I don’t do it myself.
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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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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.
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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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Love is nothing but a pain in the ass.
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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’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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Doing nothing feels like floating on warm water to me. Delightful, perfect.
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Fame and fortune does not mean anything if you don’t have a happy home.
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I do everything for a reason. Most of the time the reason is money.
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Deep down, I’m pretty superficial.
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