Petting is the study of the anatomy in braille.
AVA GARDNERI was never an actress — none of us kids at Metro were. We were just good to look at.
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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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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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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I must have seen more sunrises than any other actress in the history of Hollywood.
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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.
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I have only one rule in acting – trust the director and give him heart and soul.
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Sex isn’t all that important, but it is when you love someone very much.
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Fame gives you everything you never wanted.
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All I have going is my looks. When my beauty goes, I’m through.
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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.
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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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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.
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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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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 either write the book or sell the jewels. And I’m kinda sentimental about the jewels.
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