Joan Collins Quotes
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If life throws you a lemon - make lemonade.
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I was a pin-up girl. I did it for 30 years and, quite frankly, it gets a bit boring.
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Jennifer Aniston is cute, but I wouldn't call her beautiful. I think that is why Cheryl Cole is so popular, because she is just so pretty and the public are starved of gorgeous people. When I was young, everybody on screen was gorgeous.
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Show me a person who has never made a mistake and I'll show you somebody who has never achieved much.
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I mean, even my dressing room at the studio has candles and cushions and cashmere rugs and things.
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However much some journalists may criticize me, I know that I look, feel, and behave several decades younger than my actual age, and much of that is because I believe you are what you think you are. This is called positive affirmation, and it's a really strong tool.
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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.
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I do all my own make-up, it takes me 10 minutes.
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If I need to cheer myself up, I will put on some fabulous '40s musical on video. But I'm very lucky; I seldom get depressed. Without question, I'm a 'glass half full' person. In fact, it's three-quarters full!
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I've always maintained that there is a very fine line between a daring, sexy older woman and mutton dressed as lamb.
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Dynasty was the opportunity to take charge of my career rather than waiting around like a library book waiting to be loaned out.
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I'm older than my sister so I started writing first. I started writing at school. I was always top of my class in composition, essays, English Lit and all of that.
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I'm extremely happy in my life. I consider myself to be very blessed.
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I've never been that keen on Shakespeare.
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And then I wrote my first autobiography when I - well, it was 23 years ago. And since then I've written about one book every two years.
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I'm a bit shy, I suppose, and a bit lazy.
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I say, 'Use it or lose it.' I have my own fitness regime, which is centred around stretching, free-weights and fast walking. I also have a trainer half of the year, as I spend my summers in the south of France where I swim a lot.
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I received an OBE from the Queen, which probably doesn't mean anything in America but is quite nice in England - the Order of the British Empire for services to drama.
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I think bare legs in winter are idiotic. Unless your naked pins are toned, tanned and veinless, it's best to cover up. There is nothing more elegant in winter than dark tights worn with matching knee-length boots and a belted trench coat.
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The secret of having a personal life is not answering too many questions about it.
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I have always tried to live my life with enthusiasm and pleasure.
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Well I've written four beauty books as well.
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Gone are the days when a gentleman lightly took your hand in his and brushed his lips across it, or tipped his hat to acknowledge you as he chivalrously stepped aside to let you pass.
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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.