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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.

Ava Gardner

I either write the book or sell the jewels. And I’m kinda sentimental about the jewels.
AVA GARDNER

Book Emotion Jewel Myself Writing
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 GARDNER

Growth Hands Mindset Myself Old
I suffered, I really suffered, with all three of my husbands. And I tried damn hard with all three, starting each marriage certain that it was going to last until the end of my life. Yet none of them lasted more than a year or two.
AVA GARDNER

Hard Husband Life Myself Suffering
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.
AVA GARDNER

Mistake Myself People Play Thinking Wrong
So this was where lust was satisfied. If I’d been an old-time miner I’d have asked for my gold nugget back.
AVA GARDNER

Gold Lust Myself Old Satisfaction Time
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.
AVA GARDNER

Accomplishment Myself Prison Sleep
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.
AVA GARDNER

Care Enjoyment Enough Fun Myself Night Sleep
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.
AVA GARDNER

Change Enjoyment Goodness Hell Life Live Myself Time Truth Way
Doing nothing feels like floating on warm water to me. Delightful, perfect.
AVA GARDNER

Feeling Float Myself Perfection Warm Water
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.
AVA GARDNER

Cook Goodness Gray Home Kitchen Music Old Sea Wonderful
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.
AVA GARDNER

Angry Forgiveness Myself News Person Personal Time Worst
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.
AVA GARDNER

Freedom Liberty Money Movement Valid Woman
I think the main reason my marriages failed is that I always loved too well but never wisely.
AVA GARDNER

Failure Love Marriage Myself Thinking Wisdom
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 GARDNER

Better Hell Learning Movie Myself Quite Respect Studio
I must have seen more sunrises than any other actress in the history of Hollywood.
AVA GARDNER

History Hollywood Myself Rise Sun
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.
AVA GARDNER

Forgiveness Fragile God Myself Understand

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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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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