Elizabeth Taylor as Cleopatra
Two years ago I began work on CLEOPATRA CONFESSES. From the start, the only image I could keep in my mind was Elizabeth Taylor as she appeared in a movie made decades ago. I seriously doubt that there was even a passing physical resemblance between the two, but one thing they did have in common was a kind of magic that becomes a legend. Cleopatra had it. So did Elizabeth Taylor.
I adored Elizabeth Taylor when I was a kid. I read about her and envied her beauty. She was never an awkward teenager (like me, before braces). There was no caterpillar-to-butterfly transition. She went directly from being a beautiful, talented girl to being a beautiful, talented woman.
She led a complicated life. So, too, did Cleopatra, as I learned along the way. Being a legend wasn't easy. It never is.
I adored Elizabeth Taylor when I was a kid. I read about her and envied her beauty. She was never an awkward teenager (like me, before braces). There was no caterpillar-to-butterfly transition. She went directly from being a beautiful, talented girl to being a beautiful, talented woman.
She led a complicated life. So, too, did Cleopatra, as I learned along the way. Being a legend wasn't easy. It never is.