Elizabeth Taylor Quotes

[Marilyn Monroe] seemed to have a kind of unconscious glow about her physical self that was innocent, like a child. When she posed nude, it was 'Gee, I am kind of, you know, sort of dishy,' like she enjoyed it without being egotistical.

I, along with the critics, have never taken myself very seriously.

I believe in mind over matter and doing anything you set your mind on.

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.

There's still so much more to do. I can't sit back and be complacent, and none of us should be. I get around now in a wheelchair, but I get around.

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

Acting is, to me now, artificial. Seeing people suffer is real. It couldn't be more real. Some people don't like to look at it in the face because it's painful. But if nobody does, then nothing gets done.

Big girls need big diamonds.

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

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

[on Montgomery Clift] The most gorgeous thing in the world and easily one of the best actors.

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

Success is a great deodorant. It takes away all your past smells.

If not to make the world better, what is money for?

I don't pretend to be an ordinary housewife.

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.

I had a hollow leg. I could drink everyone under the table and not get drunk. My capacity was terrifying.

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

My heart…my mind… are broken. I loved Michael with all my soul and I can't imagine life without him. We had so much in common and we had such loving fun together.

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.