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I haven't taken an overdose of sleeping pills and called my agent. I haven't been in jail, and I don't go running to the psychiatrist every two minutes. That's something of an accomplishment these days.
Ava Gardner
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Ava Gardner
Age: 67 †
Born: 1922
Born: December 24
Died: 1990
Died: January 25
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Ava Lavinia Gardner
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Sex isn't all that important, but it is when you love someone very much.
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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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Petting is the study of the anatomy in braille.
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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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I was never an actress -- none of us kids at Metro were. We were just good to look at.
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When I lose my temper, honey, you can't find it any place.
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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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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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I couldn't imagine a better place [Australia] for making a film on the end of the world.
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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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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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Sing me not a song let me hear your recital of veneration and respect this I will listen to over and over when I share your need of pleasing.
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I think the main reason my marriages failed is that I always loved too well but never wisely.
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It’s a pity nobody believes in simple lust anymore.
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I have only one rule in acting - trust the director and give him heart and soul.
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