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Although no one believes me, I have always been a country girl and still have a country girl’s values.

Ava Gardner

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
Fame gives you everything you never wanted.
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Fame Material Money Yourself
All I have going is my looks. When my beauty goes, I’m through.
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Appearance Beautiful Myself
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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Cook Goodness Gray Home Kitchen Music Old Sea Wonderful
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.
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Mistake Myself People Play Thinking Wrong
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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Feeling Myself People Perfection Talk Time Truth Understand
I have only one rule in acting – trust the director and give him heart and soul.
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Director Heart Himself Myself Rule Soul Trust
I hate cheating. I won’t put up with it. I don’t do it myself.
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Cheating Hate Myself Relationship
I couldn’t imagine a better place [Australia] for making a film on the end of the world.
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End Imagination Movie Myself World
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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Change Enjoyment Goodness Hell Life Live Myself Time Truth Way
Hollywood – that’s a place where love is viewed both pragmatically and philosophically in the saying, ‘Tis better to have loved and divorced than never to have had any publicity at all.
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Better Divorce Hollywood Philosophy Place Public View
Love is nothing but a pain in the ass.
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Love One Liner Pain
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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Age Alcohol Death Hands Live Myself Old Time
When I lose my temper, honey, you can’t find it any place.
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Angry Lose Myself Place Temper Yourself
I do everything for a reason. Most of the time the reason is money.
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Money Myself Reason Time
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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Forgiveness Fragile God Myself Understand

Although no one believes me, I have always been a country girl and still have a country girl’s values.

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