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.
AVA GARDNERFame gives you everything you never wanted.
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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Doing nothing feels like floating on warm water to me. Delightful, perfect.
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Fame and fortune does not mean anything if you don’t have a happy home.
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Fame gives you everything you never wanted.
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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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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 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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What I’d really like to say about stardom is that it gave me everything I never wanted.
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Deep down, I’m pretty superficial.
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Love is nothing but a pain in the ass.
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All I have going is my looks. When my beauty goes, I’m through.
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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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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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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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