After all the work I've done, why should I suddenly be treated as a bona fide actress?
Eva Gabor

East Hampton happens to have been the first place in the world where I was a star, a real star with a star pasted above my name on the dressing-room door.
Eva Gabor

I learned early that you only have so much energy to give. You have to spend it correctly.
Eva Gabor

I love the fast lane.
Eva Gabor

I made up my mind to be an actress when I was 4 years old.
Eva Gabor

I should have been smart enough to stay happy. But my ambition ruled my life.
Eva Gabor

I was the first actress in the family, and I am still the only actress in the family. I shouldn't be saying it, but it slipped out!
Eva Gabor

I'm a workaholic. Before long I'm traveling on my nervous energy alone. This is incredibly exhausting.
Eva Gabor

I'm acting when I serve as a hostess, when I run my wig business. I was born to act, and life itself is the greatest part.
Eva Gabor

I've always known I would be a success, but I was surprised at the way it came.
Eva Gabor


If a man is truly in love, the most beautiful woman in the world couldn't take him away. Maybe for a few days, but not forever.
Eva Gabor

It's sheer torture. I have to be up with the chickens every day and go to work on my body. I hate it, but I do it.
Eva Gabor

Love is a game that two can play and both win.
Eva Gabor

Marriage is too interesting an experiment to be tried only once.
Eva Gabor

Most people don't need to work as hard as I do.
Eva Gabor

My co-workers expect me to be late and temperamental.
Eva Gabor

My first husband, yes, I eloped with him from Hungary against my mother's wishes.
Eva Gabor

The average housewife goes to the restaurant to relax and enjoy the food. But when Eva walks in, she becomes the center of attention.
Eva Gabor

The only thing you have to know are your words.
Eva Gabor

There was no way I could live in Hollywood and not become an actress.
Eva Gabor