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 GARDNERWhen 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.
More Ava Gardner Quotes
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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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When I lose my temper, honey, you can’t find it any place.
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I must have seen more sunrises than any other actress in the history of Hollywood.
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It’s a pity nobody believes in simple lust anymore.
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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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Sex isn’t all that important, but it is when you love someone very much.
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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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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.
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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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I hate cheating. I won’t put up with it. I don’t do it myself.
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Deep down, I’m pretty superficial.
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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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Love is nothing but a pain in the ass.
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Oh, what the hell did I know? I went to the set the first day in full makeup and the director told me to take it off. So I did the film without makeup. I had nothing to do with anything I did. I never understood why I was so famous.
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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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