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
mother passion important
The things that are important to me - being a mother, a businesswoman, an activist - are all things that were borne out of great passion.
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.
world ifs
If it is not to make the world better what is money for?
beer worry looks
Look, sweetheart, I can drink you under any goddamn table you want, so don't worry about me.
inspirational laughing laugh-at-yourself
If you can't laugh at yourself, you're cooked!
congratulations past smell
Success is a great deodorant. It takes away all your past smells.
guile guts
Now is the time for guts and guile,
girl fashion needs
Big girls need big diamonds.
faces perfume
I never face the day without perfume.
friendship real scandal
You find out who your real friends are when you're involved in a scandal.
clouds
I fell off my pink cloud with a thud.
life success congratulations
Success is a great deodorant.
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.
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.