Elizabeth Taylor Quotes



Dame Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor,(February 27, 1932 – March 23, 2011) was a British-American actress. From her early years as a child star with MGM, she became one of the greatest screen actresses of Hollywood's Golden Age. As one of the world's most famous film stars, Taylor was recognized as much for her acting ability as for her glamorous lifestyle, beauty, and distinctive dark blue eyes, which famously appeared to be violet.

 I feel very adventurous. There are so many doors to be opened, and I'm not afraid to look behind them.

 So much to do, so little done, such things to be.

 I fell off my pink cloud with a thud.

 My mother says I didn't open my eyes for eight days after I was born, but when I did, the first thing I saw was an engagement ring. I was hooked.

 It's not the having, it's the getting.

 It is strange that the years teach us patience; that the shorter our time, the greater our capacity for waiting.

 The problem with people who have no vices is that generally you can be pretty sure they're going to have some pretty annoying virtues.

 I adore wearing gems, but not because they are mine. You can't possess radiance, you can only admire it.

 I'm a survivor - a living example of what people can go through and survive.

 I've always admitted that I'm ruled by my passions.

 Success is a great deodorant.

 I suppose when they reach a certain age some men are afraid to grow up. It seems the older the men get, the younger their new wives get.

 You find out who your real friends are when you're involved in a scandal.

 Big girls need big diamonds.

 Some of my best leading men have been dogs and horses.

 I think I'm finally growing up - and about time.

 If someone's dumb enough to offer me a million dollars to make a picture, I'm certainly not dumb enough to turn it down.

 I don't think President Bush is doing anything at all about Aids. In fact, I'm not sure he even knows how to spell Aids.

 I've been through it all, baby, I'm mother courage.

 I have a woman's body and a child's emotions.

 When people say, 'She's got everything', I've got one answer - I haven't had tomorrow.

 Everything makes me nervous - except making films.

 I am a very committed wife. And I should be committed too - for being married so many times.

 I don't pretend to be an ordinary housewife.

 I've only slept with men I've been married to. How many women can make that claim?

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