I would totally lose myself in the music and be a gypsy. I would go wherever I wanted to in my head – wherever the music took me. My body followed.
ELIZABETH TAYLORActing 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.
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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.
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Money is the best deodorant.
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I feel very adventurous. There are so many doors to be opened, and I’m not afraid to look behind them.
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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.
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I have a woman’s body and a child’s emotions.
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I use my fame now when I want to help a cause or other people.
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You find out who your real friends are when you’re involved in a scandal.
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I’ve only slept with men I’ve been married to. How many women can make that claim?
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I haven’t read any of the autobiographies about me.
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I call upon you to draw from the depths of your being – to prove that we are a human race, to prove that our love outweighs our need to hate, that our compassion is more compelling than our need to blame.
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I was born with scoliosis. I have a double curvature of the spine, and it’s forced me to use a wheelchair because the disease has really taken hold. It really saddens me that I can’t ride.
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Success is a great deodorant. It takes away all your past smells.
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Just in case you get pneumonia or die. The dangerous bits are always the last days of shooting.
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I hate the idea of always having to interpret other people’s ideas and thoughts and words, because I’m very independent and, I guess, a free thinker.
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So much is said with the electricity of the eyes, the intensity of a whisper. Less is more.
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Sometimes I think we know too much about our idols and that spoils the dream.
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I don’t like my voice. I don’t like the way I look. I don’t like the way I move. I don’t like the way I act. I mean, period. So, you know, I don’t like myself.
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The ups and downs, the problems and stress, along with all the happiness, have given me optimism and hope because I am living proof of survival.
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It’s all about hope, kindness and a connection with one another.
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You are who you are. All you can do in this world is help others to be who they are and better themselves.
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I don’t love acting; I love chocolate.
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Pour yourself a drink, put on some lipstick, and pull yourself together.
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I’ve never thought of my jewelry as trophies. I’m here to take care of it and to love it, for we are only temporary custodians of beauty.
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The most sensible thing to do to people you hate is to drink their brandy.
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Give. Remember always to give. That is the one thing that will make you grow.
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The beauty of fragrance is that it speaks to your heart and hopefully someone else’s.
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