Elizabeth Taylor

"Pour yourself a drink, put on some lipstick, and pull yourself together."

"Big girls use big girl diamonds."

"I feel like a fireman when I go to work. When I go to the set, I put on my clothes and get ready."

"Acting is a perishable skill - you either use it or you lose it."

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

"Anger is a luxury I cannot afford."

"I've been through it all, baby, I'm mother courage."

"You just do it. You force yourself to do it."

"The problem with people is that they're only thinking about themselves."

"I never budge unless I absolutely have to."

"I love the protection of the night."

"Wealth is not a big thing for me."

"I want to be Taylor first, the actress second."

"My mother was the most beautiful woman I ever saw."

"I collect husbands - have been no wives."

"The most important thing in your life must come first."

"I have a brain and I have a heart. I don't want to be a puppet."

"I create my own reality."

"Anyone who keeps the ability to see beauty never grows old."

"You must do things in this world. It's not enough to think about doing things."

"I love acting and I'll do it until I'm satisfied that I've achieved something."

"I'm a very restless person. I have to have a project going at all times."

"Sometimes in life you don't always feel like a winner, but that doesn't mean you're not a winner."

"I can cry on command, which is a useful skill for an actress."

"My life has been one great big movie."

"I have absolutely no regrets in my life. I think that is very important."

"I learned to be perfect - or so I thought."

"The world is my oyster - I just wish I hadn't eaten it."

"Passion is the most important ingredient in life."

"I love being who I am and doing what I do."