Everything makes me nervous - except making films.

— Elizabeth Taylor

I don't entirely approve of some of the things I have done, or am, or have been. But I'm me. God knows, I'm me.

— Elizabeth Taylor

I don't like my voice. I don't like the way I look. Furthermore, I don't like the way I move. Furthermore, I don't like the way I act. Furthermore, I mean period. So you know I don't like myself.

— Elizabeth Taylor

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

— Elizabeth Taylor

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

— Elizabeth Taylor

I fell off my pink cloud with a thud.

— Elizabeth Taylor

I hate myself on the screen. I want to die ... my voice is either too high or too gravelly. Furthermore, I want to dive under the carpet.... Furthermore, I'd love to be tall and willowy ... Furthermore, I'm short.

— Elizabeth Taylor

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

— Elizabeth Taylor

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.

— Elizabeth Taylor

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

— Elizabeth Taylor