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Joan Collins, born on May 23, 1933, is a renowned British actress. She is best known for her role in the television series 'Dynasty' and has appeared in numerous films and television shows. Collins is celebrated for her unique acting style and fashion sense.

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“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.”

Trying Wells Looks Lines Cutting Feet Dancing Shoes Legs Pairs Circulation Ankles Unattractive Cutting Off

Author:Joan Collins

“My grandmother spoiled my father rotten and he grew up expecting women to do whatever he wanted. When he married my beautiful mother, Elsa, he expected her to give up her career as a champion ballroom dancer and become a good wife and mother, which she dutifully did.”

“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.”

Earth Mother Perfect Wife Figures Sweet Determined Supposed To Be Goddess Mother Earth Placid Perfect Wife

Author:Joan Collins

“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.”

Needs Beautiful Stuff Lines Hair Skins Miracle Billions Fats Instant Shops Pounds Pot Extensions Insecure Gratification Wrinkles Cosmetics Glue Instant Gratification Quick Fixes Beauty Shop

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“What is so weird is that young people who want to be 'celebrities' do not want to put in the hard work. They don't want to do the training, go to drama school, read Shakespeare, try different accents and study technique. They just want to be famous. It is not just in England; it's the same in America and all over Europe.”

People Want Trying Different Hard School America Young Study Hard Work Drama Training Europe England Technique Accents

Author: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.”

Looks Long Ends Hard Night Mirrors Dressings Belts Accessories Bracelet

Author:Joan Collins

“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.”

Models Twenties Features Considering Playboy Flattered

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“And I think of that again as I've written in several of my beauty books, a lot of health comes from the proper eating habits, which are something that - you know, I come from a generation that wasn't - didn't have a lot of food.”

Thinking Knows Book Written Generations Habit Eating Eating Habits

Author: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.”

Writing Littles Stories Used Acting Novel Composition

Author: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?”

Ifs Want Television Retiring Watching Television

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“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.”

People Knows Mean Whole Age Obsessed

Author:Joan Collins

“According to my sister Jackie, most men stray. And sex doesn't mean anything to most men. But I wouldn't date a man who slept around. Absolutely not, I've divorced people for that”

People Men Mean Sex My Sister Divorced Adultery Jackie

Author:Joan Collins

“Love may be a dream but marriage is a nightmare.”

May Dream Nightmare

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“I do it because I love acting, I love working, and whether it's radio, television, films, theater, I don't care as long as I can get out there and do it.”

Long I Can Care Film Acting Television Theater Radio Don't Care I Don't Care

Author:Joan Collins

“Life is not life unless you make mistakes”

Inspirational Life Is Mistake Making Mistakes

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“Only fine cigars are worth smoking and only men who smoke fine cigars are worth kissing.”

Men Fine Kissing Smoke Smoking Cigar Smoking Cigars

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“There are very few designers in Hollywood today who know how to really flatter a woman's body, and Mark Zunino is at the top of my list.”

Knows Body Today Know How Hollywood Mark Lists Designer Women's Bodies

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“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.”

School Courses Literature Acting Terrible Arithmetic Algebra

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

Looks Mother Father British Extraction

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“I think health is another exceedingly important thing.”

Thinking Important Important Things

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

Stills Use Mother Missing Call Me Perpetual Perpetual Motion

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“I think you always have to use certain parts of yourself in any role.”

Thinking Use Certain Roles

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“I'm a bit shy, I suppose, and a bit lazy.”

Author:Joan Collins

“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.”

People Want Facts Young Courses Accepting Cinema Facts Of Life

Author:Joan Collins

“I have never been the mousy, stand-two-paces-behind, obedient 'little woman' type.”

Littles Two Behinds Type Pace Obedient Little Women

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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.”

Want Children Three Travel Married Satisfied Grandchildren Happily Married Happy With My Life

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“Yes, I love playing cartoony characters. Been known for that.”

Character Known

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

Made Fun Huge Clothes Dynasty

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“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.”

Knows Actors Actresses

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“Well I've written four beauty books as well.”

Wells Book Four Written

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About the Author

Born: May 23, 1933
Known for: Actress
Quotes: 130

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