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Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes

Well, I was under contract to MGM at the time and I desperately wanted the partbecause it...

Well, I was under contract to MGM at the time and I desperately wanted the part
because it was me

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Well, I was under contract
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to MGM at the time
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and I desperately wanted the part because it was me.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
35
Timestamp in Movie
00:06:42
Uploaded
Apr 09, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
HBO Documentary Films,Bad Robot,Zipper Bros Films,Gerber Pictures,Sutter Road Picture Company,House of Taylor

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Movie Summary

Newly discovered interviews with Elizabeth Taylor and unprecedented access to the star's personal archive reveal the complex inner life and vulnerability of the groundbreaking icon.
It was my whole life, my relationship and love for horses. - Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes 00:05
It was my whole life, my relationship and love for horses.
And the producer saw me, and he said, "I'm very sorry, Elizabeth. - Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes 00:06
And the producer saw me, and he said, "I'm very so...
You're just too small. You know, no one would believe it." - Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes 00:10
You're just too small. You know, no one would believe i...
I ate steak for breakfast, lunch, dinner. - Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes 00:05
I ate steak for breakfast, lunch, dinner.
I literally stretched myself and I grew three inches in three months. - Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes 00:07
I literally stretched myself and I grew three inches in thre...
And Pandro Berman, the producer - Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes 00:12
And Pandro Berman, the producer
Elizabeth is about the best looking 15-year-old girl - Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes 00:06
Elizabeth is about the best looking 15-year-old girl
She will soon be appearing in Cynthia and Life with Father. - Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes 00:13
She will soon be appearing in Cynthia and Life with Father.
Which used to be Irving Thalberg's bungalow - Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes 00:06
Which used to be Irving Thalberg's bungalow
I don't know. There was something so false - Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes 00:11
I don't know. There was something so false
All it took was three hours a day - Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes 00:07
All it took was three hours a day
And during that eight hours - Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes 00:08
And during that eight hours
And in between times you would have to go out and act. - Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes 00:06
And in between times you would have to go out and act.
So your memory was split between being the character - Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes 00:14
So your memory was split between being the character
I admire you - Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes 00:07
I admire you
I was like a child actress. - Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes 00:05
I was like a child actress.
And then all of a sudden, I was playing at the age of 16 - Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes 00:11
And then all of a sudden, I was playing at the age of 16
The awful thing is I received my own real life kiss - Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes 00:10
The awful thing is I received my own real life kiss
I must say that the film kiss was better than my real life kiss. - Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes 00:05
I must say that the film kiss was better than my real life k...
But it was sort of like I was thrown into the adult world - Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes 00:11
But it was sort of like I was thrown into the adult world