I think the main reason my marriages failed is that I always loved too well but never wisely.
AVA GARDNERI 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.
More Ava Gardner Quotes
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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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I hate cheating. I won’t put up with it. I don’t do it myself.
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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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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.
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Sex isn’t all that important, but it is when you love someone very much.
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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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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 have only one rule in acting – trust the director and give him heart and soul.
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When I lose my temper, honey, you can’t find it any place.
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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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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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Sing me not a song; let me hear your recital of veneration and respect; this I will listen to over and over when I share your need of pleasing.
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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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Doing nothing feels like floating on warm water to me. Delightful, perfect.
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It’s a pity nobody believes in simple lust anymore.
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