Elizabeth Taylor
Elizabeth Taylor
Dame Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor, DBEwas an English-American actress, businesswoman and humanitarian. She began as a child actress in the early 1940s, and was one of the most popular stars of classical Hollywood cinema in the 1950s. She continued her career successfully into the 1960s, and remained a well-known public figure for the rest of her life. The American Film Institute named her the seventh greatest female screen legend in 1999...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionMovie Actress
Date of Birth27 February 1932
thinking belief scarlet
I think I ended up being the scarlet woman partly because of my rather puritannical upbringing and beliefs. I always chose to think I was in love and that love was synonymous with marriage.
strong doe gone
A strong film director does leave you to your devices. A strong director allows you to be free and you trust that he's there and he will tell you if you've gone too far. A strong director allows you to be much more experimental and take greater chances than a director who isn't secure within himself.
guile guts
Now is the time for guts and guile,
fake-people ordinary housewife
I don't pretend to be an ordinary housewife.
life success congratulations
Success is a great deodorant.
soccer biting violence
I prefer rugby to soccer. I enjoy the violence in rugby, except when they start biting each other's ears off.
helping-others world can-do
You are who you are. All you can do in this world is help others to be who they are and better themselves.
people answers tomorrow
When people say, 'She's got everything', I've got one answer - I haven't had tomorrow.
ponies would-be estates
I was so strictly brought up that the only time I could get away would be on my own pony. I could ride wherever I wanted on my godfather's estate in Kent.I wasn't brought up to be afraid of anything.
memories thinking luxury
Fragrance is an incredibly intimate thing. It can evoke very specific thoughts or memories and is a little different for each person who wears it. I also think it's the most accessible luxury.
death silence
There has never been such a silence.
inspirational passion my-passion
I've always admitted that I'm ruled by my passions.
feet feelings flying
I just loved the feeling of flying. I could jump six feet bareback and it was the closest thing to being Pegasus and flying next to God. It's the most liberating freedom-making feeling in the world.
people use want
I use my fame now when I want to help a cause or other people.