All I have going is my looks. When my beauty goes, I’m through.
AVA GARDNERSo this was where lust was satisfied. If I’d been an old-time miner I’d have asked for my gold nugget back.
More Ava Gardner Quotes
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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 was never an actress — none of us kids at Metro were. We were just good to look at.
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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 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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What I’d really like to say about stardom is that it gave me everything I never wanted.
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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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Fame and fortune does not mean anything if you don’t have a happy home.
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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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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 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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Doing nothing feels like floating on warm water to me. Delightful, perfect.
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Petting is the study of the anatomy in braille.
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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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Deep down, I’m pretty superficial.
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