Best Joan Collins Quotes & Sayings

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've never been that keen on Shakespeare. — Joan Collins

The endless bonking was exhausting me. — Joan Collins

I'm a bit shy, I suppose, and a bit lazy. — Joan Collins

Dynasty was the opportunity to take charge of my career rather than waiting around like a library book waiting to be loaned out. — Joan Collins

Of course it does on opening night, but I've never had that devastating stage fright that some people get, but apparently, you can develop it. — Joan Collins

Life is a predator: you have to eat it before it eats you. — 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 mother use to call me 'Miss Perpetual Motion' because I rarely keep still. — Joan Collins

I don't believe in eating junk and I protect my face all the time from the sun, even in the winter with base and makeup. — Joan Collins

I really feel now like a native New Yorker. And I'm very happy here. — Joan Collins

I loathe conflict, and I loathe not getting along well with people, so I always try very hard to be on the best terms with the people I work with. — Joan Collins

When I was at school, I was terrible at algebra and arithmetic, but I was always the best at English and literature. And acting, of course. — Joan Collins

When I finish dressing before a night out and have put on all the accessories, I usually look at myself in the mirror long and hard and then end up removing something. Whether it's a belt, bracelet or a bauble, less is always more. — 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

I used to go over to Gene Kelly's house and play volleyball, and Paul Newman and Marlon Brando were always there. You kind of took it for granted because I was 20, 21, 22, and they were a bit older - well, Gene certainly was. But it was just part of daily living. They were in the same profession, and you didn't think that much about it. — Joan Collins

I love Joan Collins. She's a wonderful lady. She has such courage. She's such a good actress. — Robert Wagner

In the far corner, a tenor began to sing, Zsadist's crystal-clear voice sailing up toward the warrior paintings on the ceiling far, far above them all. At first John didn't know what the song was ... although if he'd been asked what his name was, he would have said Santa Claus, or Luther Vandross, or Teddy Roosevelt.
Maybe even Joan Collins. — J.R. Ward

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

I never thought I was particularly good looking. But when I see old photographs, I realise that I was. I do wish I had known that at the time because beauty is power. I didn't realise how lucky I was to be young, beautiful and in Hollywood. It didn't hit me. Every day I woke up, went to the film studio and just got on with it. — Joan Collins

My father is Jewish, and I look exactly like him ... My mother is British, but she's of French extraction. — Joan Collins

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. — Joan Collins

Every woman should wear make-up. It takes years off. I'm wearing lots of false eyelashes today, and to me, lipstick is the best cosmetic that exists. — Joan Collins

I have girlfriends who've had Botox and been left with lumps in their faces. And the lips, don't even get me started. — Joan Collins

So-called designer bags are useless, and most are also ugly, faddish and overpriced. Pared down and sleek is always best. — 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

Basically, though, I believe in eating well, not eating too much but eating a variety of foods. — 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

My mother was a domestic goddess and Mother Earth figure. She was sweet and placid - just what the perfect wife was supposed to be and I was determined not to be. — Joan Collins

It's no one's fault to be born ugly, but, honestly, must it be worn as a symbol of pride? — Joan Collins

In fact, the 20th century I think was the most fascinating century and the whole of man civilization because so much happened. — Joan Collins

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

Hair, in fact, is probably the bane of most women's lives. — 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

The easiest way to convince my kids that they don't really need something is to get it for them. — Joan Collins

I'm a woman for all seasons. I mix 'n' match, do designer and high street - keep all my good pieces. I design all my evening and cocktail dresses most of the time as I dislike what is out there. — 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 don't want to speak to anybody, basically they don't know where you are. And it's so beautiful. — Joan Collins

One of the main secrets to staying young is staying healthy. I've sometimes had to suppress a smile when some young lady, who has obviously not taken care of herself through diet or exercise, says admiringly, 'Ooh, I hope I look as good as you do when I'm your age!' Although it's intended to be complimentary, it's actually a back-hander. — Joan Collins

I consider you as old as you look and feel. And in that case I feel - I feel I'm about 39, like Jack Benny. — 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