Ava Gardner Inspirational Quotes (30)

It’s a pity nobody believes in simple lust anymore.

I hate cheating. I won’t put up with it. I don’t do it myself.

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.

I either write the book or sell the jewels. And I'm kinda sentimental about the jewels.

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.

What I'd really like to say about stardom is that it gave me everything I never wanted.