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.
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.
I want to remember it all, the good times and the bad times, the late nights, the boozing, the dancing into dawns, and all the great and not-so-great people I met and loved in those years…
If I had my life to live over again, I'd live it the same way. Maybe a few changes here or there, but nothing special. The truth is, honey, I've enjoyed my life. I've had a hell of a good time.
So this was where lust was satisfied. If I'd been an old-time miner I'd have asked for my gold nugget back.
Ava Gardner
I'm here to tell you, there ain't much forgiveness in that old-time religion. That particular savior was a mean son of a bitch. If you sinned, honey, he was going to get you, no doubt about it.
Then, aided by the booze, like a fool I tossed off one of those throwaway lines that would have been better thrown away. "Ah, Frank! I thought you were going to be down here fucking Lana.
Some of the things that I regret most in my life happened when I was drinking. I’m just not good with alcohol. And I don’t give a damn what time of the day it is, I just drink too much.
