Joan Collins Quotes
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I've never yet met a man who could look after me. I don't need a husband. What I need is a wife.
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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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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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If life throws you a lemon - make lemonade.
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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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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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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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I mean, even my dressing room at the studio has candles and cushions and cashmere rugs and things.
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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 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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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 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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Well I've written four beauty books as well.
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I'm extremely happy in my life. I consider myself to be very blessed.
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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 do all my own make-up, it takes me 10 minutes.
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I've never been that keen on Shakespeare.
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We live in a quick-fix society where we need instant gratification for everything. Too fat? Get lipo-sucked. Stringy hair? Glue on extensions. Wrinkles and lines? Head to the beauty shop for a pot of the latest miracle skin stuff. It's all a beautiful £1 billion con foisted upon insecure women by canny cosmetic conglomerates.
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I'm a bit shy, I suppose, and a bit lazy.
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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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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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My parents instilled in me that life was going to be very difficult and that I'd have to work for everything.
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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 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.