Quotes by Joan Collins

About Joan Collins:

Dame Joan Henrietta Collins is an English actress, author and columnist. Born in Paddington, west London and brought up in Maida Vale, Collins grew up during the Second World War. After making her stage debut in A Doll's House at the age of 9, she was trained as an actress at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in London. After eighteen months at the drama school, she was signed to an exclusive contract by the Rank Organisation and appeared in various British films.
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The body is like a car: the older you become the more care you have to take care of it - and you don't leave a Ferrari out in the sun.

Joan Collins

Certainly there are dozens of over-50 actresses who look great: Sophia Loren, Susan Sarandon, Ursula Andress, Stefanie Powers, Raquel Welch, Barbara Eden, Joanna Lumley, Linda Gray - the list is endless, and these are just the actresses! I have many ...

Joan Collins

I was so fortunate to work closely with the designer Nolan Miller whilst on 'Dynasty' to create the wardrobe for Alexis Carrington Colby, and we had great fun sourcing outfits.

Joan Collins

My grandmother spoiled my father rotten, and he grew up expecting women to do whatever he wanted. When he married my beautiful mother, Elsa, he expected her to give up her career as a champion ballroom dancer and become a good wife and mother, which ...

Joan Collins

And the truth is I've always taken very good care of my skin, and always, always worn make-up.

Joan Collins

What is so weird is that young people who want to be 'celebrities' do not want to put in the hard work. They don't want to do the training, go to drama school, read Shakespeare, try different accents and study technique. They just want to be famous. ...

Joan Collins

The secret of having a personal life is not answering too many questions about it.

Joan Collins

If life throws you a lemon - make lemonade.

Joan Collins

I don't use e-mail; I phone and fax. I think people who are hunched over their computer screens all day should get a life.

Joan Collins

I'm extremely happy in my life. I consider myself to be very blessed.

Joan Collins

I have always tried to live my life with enthusiasm and pleasure.

Joan Collins

I've spent years when I've not been in the limelight at all and I'm perfectly happy living my life without being swooped on by paparazzi.

Joan Collins

I've three children, three grandchildren, I work, I travel, and I'm very happily married. I'm very satisfied and happy with my life and there really isn't anything I want.

Joan Collins

My parents instilled in me that life was going to be very difficult and that I'd have to work for everything.

Joan Collins

But I have had to give up certain things in my life. One is shopping. Two is lunch with the girls. Three is cocktail parties, and four is studying my lines.

Joan Collins

I do think it's very important, if you're going to spend the rest of your life with somebody, to know that you really like them. Because when the pheromones wear off, which of course they will, you have to have a strong basis.

Joan Collins

Of course it's true: the public want to see young people - young people are the people who go to the cinema. It's a sad fact of life, but you've got to accept it and not whine about it.

Joan Collins

I'm a fiend for costume jewellery and have countless pairs of rhinestone or diamante earrings, which are so flattering when they catch the light. I love the designers Alexis Bittar and Kenneth Jay Lane, and I always go to jewellers Butler & Wilson.

Joan Collins

Yes, I love playing cartoony characters. Been known for that.

Joan Collins

I do it because I love acting, I love working, and whether it's radio, television, films, theater, I don't care as long as I can get out there and do it.

Joan Collins

Loneliness is the universal problem of rich people.

Joan Collins

Author Bio

  • NameJoan Collins
  • DescriptionEnglish actress, author and columnist
  • BornMay 23, 1933
  • CountryUnited Kingdom
  • ProfessionActor; Television Actor; Film Actor; Model; Writer; Autobiographer; Novelist
  • AwardsOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire