Listed among the American Film Institute's 25 Greatest Female Stars of Hollywood, Ava Lavinia Gardner was an iconic American singer and actress, with a career spanning across three decades. Gardner stole the limelight with her works in Mogambo, The Night of the Iguana, The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean and Earthquake. She was nominated for prestigious awards such as Academy Award, BAFTA Award and Golden Globe Award. Eventually in 1964, she was awarded with the San Sebastian Prize for her remarkable performance in The Night of the Iguana. In the twilight of her life, she was asked to ghostwrite her autobiography in the wake of financial crisis she faced. As a result, Ava Gardner: The Secret Conversations was released in 2012 posthumously, which was based on taped conversations of Ava Gardener and Peter Evans. She was portrayed by stars like Marcia Gay Harden, Deborah Kara Unger and Anna Drijver in hit-series/movies such as The Rat Pack, Kate Beckinsale, The Aviator and Walter Chiari. We have collected Ava gardner quotes and sayings from the diaglogues of her famous films and interviews. Here are few thougth-provoking quotes from this legend.