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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I think, Larry, one of the things is I'm a very active person.

Joan Collins

One of the rules about being an actor or an actress is that you never diss other actors or actresses, particularly when you don't know them.

Joan Collins

My mother use to call me 'Miss Perpetual Motion' because I rarely keep still.

Joan Collins

I blame my grandmother for encouraging me to become an actress.

Joan Collins

The clothes were a huge part of what made 'Dynasty' fun.

Joan Collins

I've never been that keen on Shakespeare.

Joan Collins

If I hear the word 'retire,' it makes me want to throw up. And then do what? Sit around all day watching television?

Joan Collins

Show me a person who has never made a mistake and I'll show you someone who has never achieved much.

Joan Collins

If you feel well and happy, your face will reflect this, but if you are down in the dumps and having a miserable time, your face will soon show this, too. In fact, you get the face you deserve by the time you're forty, and one of the keys to looking ...

Joan Collins

Doing 20 minutes of stretching, light weights and floor exercises three times a week takes the same amount of time as a long coffee break - and eating a tuna fish salad, sardines on toast or scrambled eggs is surely preferable to a Big Mac or KFC.

Joan Collins

Botox, I think, is poison, I would never put it into my face, and I'm needle-phobic. I spend a lot of time keeping my face out of the sun and taking care of my skin and wearing make-up.

Joan Collins

And I used to write novels and little stories and compositions and I - but I put them away because I started acting when I was 17. So there wasn't much time.

Joan Collins

I've made no secret of the fact that I often wear wigs and have in fact launched my own 'Dynasty' range, named after various characters. I find this saves a ton of time - as well as my own hair.

Joan Collins

I have the absolute utmost respect for soap opera actors now. They work harder than any actor I know in any other medium. And they don't get very much approbation for it.

Joan Collins

The sad truth is that most of my husbands turned out to be convincing liars.

Joan Collins

I've become totally hooked on Cellex-C. It's an anti-ageing serum and is fantastic. I use it morning and evening and even on my hands, where it has faded those dark spots.

Joan Collins

Having had five husbands, I guess I should know a thing or two about marriage.

Joan Collins

I am a fan of marriage and a fan of being committed to the right person.

Joan Collins

There's something about the air and the sky and the atmosphere in the South of France that must be very conducive to work, to being creative, because I have written several of my books there. I find it so much easier because you're cut off. If you do...

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