In her own words, the legendary Elizabeth Taylor reflects on her life at the height of her fame in 1964. At the time, she recorded 40 hours of interviews that can now be seen in the HBO documentary Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes.

In the audio, the Hollywood icon tells her own story to journalist Richard Meryman and discusses her famous relationships. "I've been married too many times," she says. "I've made terrible mistakes and I've paid for them."

Taylor has been married eight times to seven different men over the course of her life. From her passionate and stormy relationship with Richard Burton to the tragic loss of her third husband in an accident, Taylor's romantic life has had its ups and downs over the years.

Scroll down to see Taylor's husbands, from start to finish.