Priscilla Presley was born Priscilla Ann Beaulieu on May 24, 1945, in Brooklyn, New York, USA. She was elevated in an army family as well as invested a lot of her youth relocating from army base to army base. In 1959, when she was just 14 years old, she satisfied Elvis Presley while he was stationed in Germany during his stint in the Army. They dropped in love, as well as he started brushing her to be his future wife.
Priscilla transferred to the United States in 1962 to cope with Elvis in Graceland, his legendary mansion in Memphis, Tennessee. They married in 1967 and had a child, Lisa Marie Presley, the following year. Nonetheless, their marital relationship was not a satisfied one, and they separated in 1973.
After her divorce from Elvis, Priscilla began an occupation in acting. She appeared in a number of movies, consisting of The Naked Gun series and Dallas, and additionally served as the executive manufacturer of the television series Elvis, which narrated her ex-husband's life. Priscilla is likewise known for her work as the ambassador of the Dream Foundation, a not-for-profit company that grants dreams to terminally sick adults.
Throughout her life, Priscilla has been known for her elegance and poise. She has created a memoir regarding her life with Elvis, entitled Elvis and Me, which ended up being a bestseller. In addition, she has actually been involved in pet rights activism, even showing up on Dancing with the Stars to support the charity, Best Friends Animal Society.
Generally, Priscilla Presley continues to be a long-lasting symbol of American popular culture due to her partnership with Elvis Presley and her varied occupation in tv, film, and humanitarian job.
Our collection contains 37 quotes who is written / told by Priscilla.
"People often ask me what it was like being married to Elvis, and I always tell them it was both wonderful and difficult. We had our ups and downs like any other couple"
"Elvis will always have a special place in my heart. He was the love of my life, and I will never forget him"
"Elvis was very romantic. He loved to write me letters and poems, and he always remembered our anniversaries and special occasions"
"I never wanted to be famous. I just wanted to live a normal life with my family"
"My life with Elvis was like a fairy tale. We had everything"
"I never thought of Elvis as a god. I just knew him as a man, and I loved him"
"I married a music legend. I didn't marry a man who was a civilian"
"Elvis was a very generous person. He loved to give gifts to people, especially those he cared about"
"I learned a lot from Elvis. He taught me about music, art, literature, and culture"
"I always felt like I was living someone else's life. I was just a young girl from a small town in Germany, and suddenly I was thrown into this world of fame and fortune"
"You know, I had my mother and my father convincing me that he would be going back to Hollywood and he'd be back with the actresses and dating them and that he wasn't serious about me at all. So I had him saying one thing to me and my parents telling me something else"
"You have so much to share, you have so much to tell, you have so much you want to expose, so much that's inside that you've learned from that life period. There are really very few people I can share that with"
"There's been a big void out there, in terms of where I've been and what I am currently working on, I'd like to fill that void now and share my exciting plans for the future"
"Absolutely. I - you know, he was so that much a part of my life that, you know, Elvis, you know, once - once you bonded with him, I mean, there was no - there was no going back. He was just a great guy"
"You have to remember that when I met Elvis, you know, it wasn't the fanfare that it is today or even when he was here in the states and I was in Germany growing up"
"There were the phone calls and Elvis had asked me to visit him in Los Angeles. This was in 1962"
"Inner beauty should be the most important part of improving one's self"
"I just look at it, as it's something that I had to do. I had this vision that really, Graceland is suited for a king and it is his castle. And people really should see it, as he loved it"
"Yes, the divorce was difficult. It was difficult"
"She would go to Memphis and this was after our divorce. And I would send her to Memphis to be with him"
"No one has really heard my side of the story, the adventure we had together, the transformation that I had going from a schoolgirl to a woman overnight"
"I like the creative aspect of developing a project"
"And when Elvis was unhappy, believe me, everyone was unhappy"
"I mean, I had probably an illusion of being the wife that, you know, I wanted to create a home. I wanted to have children. I wanted him to be a husband. It was never going to be that way. It couldn't be that way"
"I don't feel like a grandmother. I don't"
"At times he could be very critical. He didn't like prints on me. He didn't like stripes. He didn't like boldness. He said I was petite and that was taking away from my looks"
"It was more that his career was going down again and he was tired of the songs. He was tired of the routine. And there was a point where he just kind of gave up. He couldn't face being 40. And he resorted to stimulants. There's a dark side there, a really dark side"
"I lived somebody else's life. It was never about me, it was really about him on every level"
"I did, but I'm not real fond of giving interviews"
"He would use amphetamines to stay awake because he would have late night maneuvers that would go way into the early morning hours and he was given pills to stay up for the long hours"
"You know, Lisa, for the longest time, did not sing"
"There is a shyness about me, and I really need to get out more"
"I don't want to be someone's entertainment"
"As a person, he was wonderful. He really was a great person. He was full of life. He had a great sense of humor. Very talented, of course, but very caring to his parents. There was a very endearing quality about Elvis"
"You know, you know, obviously, if my daughter's happy, you know, then I don't have any problem"
"It's not that, you know, when a relationship doesn't work and there are issues, you have to somehow work it out if there are children involved"
"I lived a really wonderful life with this man and even after our divorce, it was incredible"
