"I have never wanted to be a queen! Cleopatra was a role, and I am an actor, so it was fun to play one, but it’s not real. The real Cleopatra had an incredibly complicated life, and she had to be very, very canny to survive as long as she did. For me, the most interesting thing about her was her passion. The things that are important to me—being a mother, a businesswoman, an activist—are all things that were borne out of great passion."
— Elizabeth Taylor (via spiritsdancinginthenight)

You must never envy Caesar or anyone, anything again.

You must never envy Caesar or anyone, anything again.



What were you saying, Dr. Hewitt?


Elizabeth and Richard during the filming of “Becket”, 1964



Elizabeth Taylor with her newborn daughter Liza and her two sons Michael and Christopher Wilding, photographed by Toni Frissell, 1957.

Elizabeth Taylor with her newborn daughter Liza and her two sons Michael and Christopher Wilding, photographed by Toni Frissell, 1957.


stardustmelody: Edith Head and Elizabeth Taylor in a costume fitting for A Place in the Sun. Edith designed gowns for various films starring Elizabeth. She liked to emphasize her shoulders and waist in designing her gowns.

stardustmelody:

Edith Head and Elizabeth Taylor in a costume fitting for A Place in the Sun. Edith designed gowns for various films starring Elizabeth. She liked to emphasize her shoulders and waist in designing her gowns.


ilyinichna: This GIF speaks volumes.

ilyinichna:

This GIF speaks volumes.


vintagesonia: Elizabeth Taylor sewing with artificial flowers, C.1940’s

vintagesonia:

Elizabeth Taylor sewing with artificial flowers, C.1940’s