I think the most vulgar thing about Hollywood is the way it believes its own gossip. — Ava Gardner Copy Share Image
It's a shame that it didn't work out with Mick. I was hopelessly in love with him. — Ava Gardner Copy Share Image
“Then, aided by the booze, like a fool I tossed off one of those throwaway lines that would have been better thrown away. "Ah,… — Ava Gardner Copy Share Image
I was born with good health and a strong body and spent years abusing them. — Ava Gardner Copy Share Image
I either write the book or sell the jewels. And I'm kinda sentimental about the jewels. — Ava Gardner Copy Share Image
Mickey - the smallest husband I ever had and the biggest mistake I ever made - well, that year, it was. — Ava Gardner Copy Share Image
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. — Ava Gardner Copy Share Image
Our phone bills were astronomical, and when I found the letters Frank wrote me the other day, the total could fill a suitcase. Every… — Ava Gardner Copy Share Image
Maybe, in the final analysis, they saw me as something I wasn't and I tried to turn them into something they could never be.… — Ava Gardner Copy Share Image
After my screen test, the director clapped his hands gleefully and yelled: “She can't talk! She can't act! She's sensational!” — Ava Gardner Copy Share Image
Don't think for a minute that bad publicity and endless criticism don't leave their claw marks on everyone concerned. Your friends try to cheer… — Ava Gardner Copy Share Image
