110 Quotes by Ava Gardner

Fame and fortune does not mean anything if you don’t have a happy home.

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

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.

I don’t mind growing old. If I have to go before my time, this is how I’ll go – cigarette in one hand, glass of scotch in the other.

So this was where lust was satisfied. If I’d been an old-time miner I’d have asked for my gold nugget back.

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.

The truth is, honey, I’ve enjoyed my life. I’ve had a hell of a good time.

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

I have only one rule in acting – trust the director and give him heart and soul.