Our phone bills were astronomical, and when I found the letters Frank wrote me the other day, the total could fill a suitcase. Every single day durin…

- Ava Gardner

Women's liberation as a movement makes some valid points. But in the final analysis, it doesn't matter who wears the pants - as long as there's money…

- Ava Gardner

It’s a pity nobody believes in simple lust anymore.

- Ava Gardner

I do everything for a reason. Most of the time the reason is money.

- Ava Gardner

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 you u…

- Ava Gardner

Elizabeth Taylor is not beautiful, she is pretty—I was beautiful.

- Ava Gardner

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 enjo…

- Ava Gardner

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 …

- Ava Gardner

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.

- Ava Gardner