Liz Taylor: An appreciation: Movie Star, Goddess and Inspiration
I am sure that there's nothing I can say here which hasn't already been said elsewhere about the recent loss of film legend and screen goddess, Liz Taylor.
However, she was an inspiration so I must throw in my own two cents to share how much I, too, adored her beauty, spirit and style.
I think what I loved the most about Taylor was the sense that she always seemed to be 100% really living her life. I adored her for this. It wasn't just her otherworldly beauty, it was her joy in being alive.
She wore what she wanted to wear, not what they said she should. She always loved who she wanted to love. And, Lord knows, she always said what she wanted to say. She was a goddess.
And, yes, she was astonishingly beautiful, but it was her honesty, wit and her outrageousness which I respected most. She loved being alive.
Look at this beautiful child.
Of course she became a screen goddess, because she's amazing.
She was the real deal and, nope, there'll never be another Elizabeth Taylor.
Then there was her great love. Richard Burton.
I know they say there were other loves in her life, but I refuse to believe anyone else came close to the passion these two shared for each other.
Not possible. They were amazing together.
Elizabeth Taylor:
Outrageous, elegant, occasionally vulgar, extremely beautiful and all 100% authentic.
I'm so going to miss her, even those crazy, rambling speeches she made in her later years. I adored those moments, too, because they always seemed entirely real and the result of not letting others micro-manage her every word. (Even when they probably should have. But, oh, well! Who cares? "That's Entertainment," right?)
God, Elizabeth Taylor was FANTASTIC.
Just, look how much fun she was. How authentic these images are.
She truly lived her life according to her rules.
This cannot be saluted enough.
Ah, well, rest in peace, Liz. Stay away from all that KFC fried chicken and that crazy MJ up there, will you?
Just go seek out your beloved Richard and Rock Hudson and Tennessee Williams and all the other fun ones who appreciated your eternal beauty inside and out.
Here's a nice recent write up from Slate.com
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