black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

It’s a pity nobody believes in simple lust anymore.

Ava Gardner

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
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.
AVA GARDNER

Better Hell Learning Movie Myself Quite Respect Studio
Love is nothing but a pain in the ass.
AVA GARDNER

Love One Liner Pain
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
I must have seen more sunrises than any other actress in the history of Hollywood.
AVA GARDNER

History Hollywood Myself Rise Sun
I was never an actress — none of us kids at Metro were. We were just good to look at.
AVA GARDNER

Children Goodness Movie Myself
I couldn’t imagine a better place [Australia] for making a film on the end of the world.
AVA GARDNER

End Imagination Movie Myself World
I either write the book or sell the jewels. And I’m kinda sentimental about the jewels.
AVA GARDNER

Book Emotion Jewel Myself Writing
What I’d really like to say about stardom is that it gave me everything I never wanted.
AVA GARDNER

Fame Myself Stardom
Although no one believes me, I have always been a country girl and still have a country girl’s values.
AVA GARDNER

Believe Character Country Girl Myself Value 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
Fame gives you everything you never wanted.
AVA GARDNER

Fame Material Money Yourself
Deep down, I’m pretty superficial.
AVA GARDNER

Character Deep Myself
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.
AVA GARDNER

Bad Goodness Greatness Myself Night Remember Time
I wish to live to 150 years old, but the day I die, I wish it to be with a cigarette in one hand and a glass of whiskey in the other.
AVA GARDNER

Age Alcohol Death Hands Live Myself Old Time

It’s a pity nobody believes in simple lust anymore.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

It’s a pity nobody believes in simple lust anymore.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

More Ava Gardner Quotes