that star quality. you couldn t take your eyes off of her. of course, the scandals, the marriages, all of those things sort of loaded up on it, too. but there was always that magnificent screen presence, a total professional, a funny lady, nice lady, a down-to-earth lady who had her own share of problems, which sort of, in a way, those vulnerabilities made the public care more about her, i think. the fact that she did have weight problems, the fact she did have sometimes the alcohol problems, that she had these different foibles in her life and rise above it. carey talked about when they had to shut down cleopatra after she almost died. people don t realize how mesmerized the world was by the scandal, the burton-taylor
feeling today that in terms of the global impact of her death, elizabeth taylor was probably the last of the great movie stars. why? you know, piers there was something so special about her. having grown up watching her movies, it was as carrie said she had that star quality. when she was on the screen, you couldn t see anything else. you couldn t take her eyes off of her and of course the scandals, the marriages, all of those things sort of loaded up on it, too but there was a magnificent screen presence, a total professional, nice, down to earth lady who had her own share of problems which sort of, in a way, those vulnerabilities made the public care more about her, i think. the fact that she had weight problems and sometimes the alcohol problems. that she had these different foi bolts in her life and seemed to rise above it and carrie touched
roles she played onscreen. married eight times. actor richard burton her co-star in woolf was her husband several times. i ve had my share of joy, pain, luck, rough times. reporter: taylor s substancea brain tumor. and she survived them all. either you look forward to waking up or you don t, i do. reporter: as her acting career waned, taylor embarked on a series of successful personal ventures, launching a perfume empire and publishing a best selling diet book after struggle with her own weight problems but her later years were defined by her tireless crusade to focus the world s attention on aids. the government is not doing enough. they should be sending billions. reporter: last seen publicly
it is about this amazing hero. why do i get the feeling that after three days if she finally made it to the phone she would be calling dominos? have i to tell you i have to tell you she had enough body fat build up. we know she could have liked the pizza. the story pisses me off for one reason. i have had same problem. i order the same chinese food every day. it is salt and pepper pork chops and spare ribs every day. i get appendicitis and i am out for two weeks. they don t even like call. they don t even care. that s new york though. three years we have been eating the same thing. and they don t bother to wonder if i am okay. sounds like i sounds like somebody does president tip. the doesn t tip. they have legislation that would sue fast-food chains from weight problems. they are calling it the cheeseburger, bill, named
whatever. and tell me who would be the strongest republican next next november to face the president. i think chris christie would be. i m a constituent in new jersey. i ve watched him operate in my state. he s smart, straight talking, appealing, funny, from a blue state and his weight is an advantage. makes him seem like more of a regular guy. i take him as his word he s not running. in 2005, when wait a minute. you ve made an interesting comment. now, everybody has weight problems. i ve got it, too. you made a very interesting point. somebody said to me today, just physically, he has a commanding presence. looks like he s well over six feet, a big guy.