Eloise Y. 'Honey Bear' Kelly:
This is no Sir Galahad who loves from afar. This is a two-legged boa constrictor.
--Ava Gardner (as Eloise Y. Kelly) in Mogambo
--Ava Gardner (as Eloise Y. Kelly) in Mogambo
Eloise Y. 'Honey Bear' Kelly:
You and nobody else is gonna wring me out and hang me up to dry again.
--Ava Gardner (as Eloise Y. Kelly) in Mogambo
--Ava Gardner (as Eloise Y. Kelly) in Mogambo
Isabel Lorrison:
[Entering her apartment] I'll get you a drink.
Brandon Bourne: I can say what I have to without one>
Isabel Lorrison: But I'm not sure I can listen without one.
--Ava Gardner (as Isabel Lorrison) in East Side, West Side
Brandon Bourne: I can say what I have to without one>
Isabel Lorrison: But I'm not sure I can listen without one.
--Ava Gardner (as Isabel Lorrison) in East Side, West Side
Julie:
Mister... if you ever get to see Nollie, not get together with her I mean, but- if you ever do get to talk to her, don't ever tell her you saw me; I mean, don't ever tell her you saw me like this.
--Ava Gardner (as Julie LaVerne) in Show Boat
--Ava Gardner (as Julie LaVerne) in Show Boat
Lady Susan Ashlow:
Any man that tells the world that his wife is incapable of having a lover deserves to suffer.
--Ava Gardner (as Lady Susan Ashlow) in The Little Hut
--Ava Gardner (as Lady Susan Ashlow) in The Little Hut
Linda:
So let me ruin you fast.
Matt Gordon: How many have you ruined?
Linda: You're my last victim, darling.
--Ava Gardner (as Linda Grahame / Ann Van Leyden) in Singapore
Matt Gordon: How many have you ruined?
Linda: You're my last victim, darling.
--Ava Gardner (as Linda Grahame / Ann Van Leyden) in Singapore
Mary:
Don't let the coat fool you, Molly. A mink can cover a lot of things.
--Ava Gardner (as Mary) in Whistle Stop
--Ava Gardner (as Mary) in Whistle Stop
Maxine Faulk:
What..uh..subject do you teach back in that college of yours hunny?
Judith Fellowes: Voice...if that's got anything to do with it.
Maxine Faulk: Well geography is my specialty. Did you know that if it wasn't for the dikes, the plains of Texas would be engulfed by the gulf?
--Ava Gardner (as Maxine Faulk) in The Night of the Iguana
Judith Fellowes: Voice...if that's got anything to do with it.
Maxine Faulk: Well geography is my specialty. Did you know that if it wasn't for the dikes, the plains of Texas would be engulfed by the gulf?
--Ava Gardner (as Maxine Faulk) in The Night of the Iguana
