British writer Paul Johnson has hobnobbed with the rich and powerful throughout his life and career. In his just-published memoirs, he recalls some of his encounters with both major political and show business giants. Johnson remembers speaking with Richard Burton, who had recently finished filming Cleopatra with Elizabeth Taylor. (Bizarrely, Johnson gets the name of the film wrong. Despite the fact it's one of the most famous movies ever made, he confuses it with the play Antony and Cleopatra) In any event, he quotes Burton as espousing Liz's two best assets thusly: 'Elizabeth's tits have
the great and rare merit of being firm and soft at the same time. I
can't say more than that, can I?' Far be it from Cinema Retro staffers to argue...For more click here