Creative Quotations from Ava Gardner (1922-1990)

Creative Quotations from . . .

Ava Gardner
(1922-1990) born on Dec 24

US actress. "She made over 60 films including Mogambo, 1951 (nominated for an Oscar); known for her marriages to Mickey Rooney and Frank Sinatra."

I couldn't imagine a better place [Australia] for making a film on the end of the world.

"Deep down, I'm pretty superficial."

"After my screen test, the director clapped his hands gleefully and yelled, "She can't talk! She can't act! She's sensational!""

Everybody kisses everybody else in this crummy business all the time. It's the kissiest business in the world.

"What's the point? My face, shall we say, looks lived in."

Published Sources for the above Quotations:
F:	"In "Knockers.""
R:	"Quoted in: Roland Flamini, Ava, ch. 8 (1983)."
A:	"In "And I Quote," by Ashton Applewhite, 1992."
N:	"In "2,715 One-Line Quotations for Speakers, Writers & Raconteurs," by Edward F. Murphy, 1981."
K:	"On not lying about her upcoming 65th birthday, in "People," 10 Jun 85"