I suffered, I really suffered, with all three of my husbands. And I tried damn hard with all three, starting each marriage certain that it was going to last until the end of my life. Yet none of them lasted more than a year or two.
AVA GARDNERLove is nothing but a pain in the ass.
More Ava Gardner Quotes
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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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All I have going is my looks. When my beauty goes, I’m through.
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I must have seen more sunrises than any other actress in the history of Hollywood.
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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 couldn’t imagine a better place [Australia] for making a film on the end of the world.
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Love is nothing but a pain in the ass.
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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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Petting is the study of the anatomy in braille.
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I have only one rule in acting – trust the director and give him heart and soul.
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I hate cheating. I won’t put up with it. I don’t do it myself.
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When I lose my temper, honey, you can’t find it any place.
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Sex isn’t all that important, but it is when you love someone very much.
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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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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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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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