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I never tried to act until A Place in the Sun.

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Elizabeth Taylor
Age: 79 †
Born: 1932
Born: February 27
Died: 2011
Died: March 23
Actress
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Film Actor
Film Producer
Hiv Activist
Philanthropist
Stage Actor
Television Actor
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Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor
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Dame Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor
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What is a genius? What is a living legend? What is a megastar? Michael Jackson -- that's all. And when you think you know him, he gives you more. I think he is one of the finest people to hit this planet, and, in my estimation, he is the true King of Pop, Rock and Soul.
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Follow your passions, follow your heart, and the things you need will come.
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Being able to go on location and see the world was the greatest perk of all.
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A name no longer carries a film. People used to go to the cinema to see a John Wayne film. And you don't have that thing happening now except in the rock world, which has taken the event out of movies.
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I've never had an acting lesson. I've never been given techniques. Everything I've done is invented. I just sort of found out [how to do it].
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