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.
AVA GARDNERIt’s a pity nobody believes in simple lust anymore.
More Ava Gardner Quotes
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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 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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All I have going is my looks. When my beauty goes, I’m through.
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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.
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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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I must have seen more sunrises than any other actress in the history of Hollywood.
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Doing nothing feels like floating on warm water to me. Delightful, perfect.
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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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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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Sex isn’t all that important, but it is when you love someone very much.
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The truth is that the only time I’m happy is when I’m doing absolutely nothing. I don’t understand people who like to work and talk about it like it was some sort of goddamn duty. Doing nothing feel like floating on warm water to me. Delightful, perfect.
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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 either write the book or sell the jewels. And I’m kinda sentimental about the jewels.
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I think the main reason my marriages failed is that I always loved too well but never wisely.
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Petting is the study of the anatomy in braille.
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