101 Top Joan Collins Quotes That May Come Handy When Life Throws Lemons At You
The sad truth is that most of my husbands turned out to be convincing liars.
Having had five husbands, I guess I should know a thing or two about marriage.
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.
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.
The clothes were a huge part of what made 'Dynasty' fun.
You can't help getting older, but you can help yourself from becoming old and infirm, in mind as well as body.
Most ankle strap shoes are seriously unattractive, cutting the line of the leg as well as cutting off the circulation! Try dancing in them - your feet will look like a pair of overdone hotdogs afterwards.
If you eat junk, you look like junk. People say, 'It's not my fault, it's my glands.' It's not; it's greed!
My mother use to call me 'Miss Perpetual Motion' because I rarely keep still.
When I was 49, I posed for Playboy - I was very flattered to be asked. I was quite honoured, really, considering that most of the models they feature are in their twenties.
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.
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!
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.
I have never been the mousy, stand-two-paces-behind, obedient 'little woman' type.
I was voted the most beautiful girl in the world in 1958, and courted by every young, available man in Los Angeles, most of whom I didn't go out with, by the way.
My father is Jewish, and I look exactly like him... My mother is British, but she's of French extraction.
I've never been that keen on Shakespeare.
It is unseemly to undress on stage. I won't do that.
I'm a bit shy, I suppose, and a bit lazy.
My parents instilled in me that life was going to be very difficult and that I'd have to work for everything.
I do all my own make-up, it takes me 10 minutes.
I like to remember phone numbers because it keeps your brain active. If you don't use it, you lose it.
I have girlfriends who've had Botox and been left with lumps in their faces. And the lips, don't even get me started.
And the truth is I've always taken very good care of my skin, and always, always worn make-up.
I don't know why people are so obsessed with age anyway. I mean, 90 is the new 70; 70 is the new 50 and 50 is the new 40; so the whole act-your-age thing? Only up to a point.
I was a pin-up girl. I did it for 30 years and, quite frankly, it gets a bit boring.
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.
I don't look my age, I don't feel my age and I don't act my age. To me age is just a number.
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.
It's no one's fault to be born ugly, but, honestly, must it be worn as a symbol of pride?
