Home / Quotes / Quote by Jackie Collins

Quote by Jackie Collins

“For a perfect holiday I need my iPhone and my writing tools. I write all my books by hand so black felt pens and yellow legal pads are a must. And my eyebrow pencil. I'm very low-maintenance.”

Quote by Jackie Collins

Author

Jackie Collins, born on October 4, 1937, and passed away on September 19, 2015, was a renowned American novelist. Known for her portrayal of urban life and women's emotions, her works have been beloved by readers worldwide. Collins' novels cover a variety of genres, including romance, suspense, and crime, with 'The Women of Manhattan' and 'The Stud' being particularly famous. more

You May Also Like

“I love people-watching at the clubs in Los Angeles, where girls make fools of themselves and guys pay thousands of dollars for a couple of bottles of vodka just so they can get a table. It's quite a scene.”

People Guy Girl Pay Fool Couple Scene Tables Dollars Clubs Los Angeles Bottles Vodka

Author:Jackie Collins

“When I was shooting with Tarantino and Mike Mills and amazing directors, it made me think that I would never be a director. It's obviously too hard.”

Thinking Made Hard Directors Shooting Mike Mills Tarantino

Author:Melanie Laurent

“I love acting, but directing and writing have always been just as important. I started to write so many things when I was even a child. I wrote my first play when I was, like, seven years old. That was me - a writer - for years.”

Writing Years Firsts Children Important Play Acting Seven Seven Years

Author:Melanie Laurent

“I've never been on safari because I've got a phobia of bugs. I just don't want things crawling on me when I'm sleeping. It's a shame given my passion for big cats. But I really enjoy photography, so I'd love to photograph leopards in the wild some day.”

Want Bigs Passion Given Enjoy Sleep Photography Cat Shame Photograph Bugs My Passion Crawling Phobia Leopards Safari

Author:Jackie Collins

“I love London and Los Angeles equally. I was born and brought up London and then I went to Los Angeles as a teenager to stay with my sister Joan. So I feel I belong to both.”

Feels Born London Teenager Los Angeles My Sister

Author:Jackie Collins

“As soon as I reach my destination I have a cup of tea, something to eat and then sleep for about 13 hours. I make that an absolute rule and I always feel fresh afterwards and never have jet lag.”

Feels Hours Sleep Absolutes Cups Tea Destination Jet Cups Of Tea Lag Jet Lag

Author:Jackie Collins

“I don't like being in one place too long. Five days just about does it for me because I have a very low threshold for boredom.”

Long Doe Five Lows Boredom Threshold

Author:Jackie Collins

“Working in kitchens with Mexicans you always listen to the Spanish channel and that's what I use. Whenever I cook I think of Spanish music, so I always have to listen to some sort of salsa. It gets your body going.”

Thinking Use Body Your Body Cooks Kitchen Salsa

Author:Action Bronson

“As an actor, you only get to work 15 minutes an hour; as a director you're fully immersed. It's incredibly more complex and challenging and I love it. I'm sort of a glutton for work and to direct something that I'm acting in feeds the vein.”

Actors Hours Challenges Acting Minutes Directors Direct Complexes Veins

Author:Jason Bateman

“It is one of the few elements in the process that a director really, really can't control: an actor's performance. If you have a director that understands that, it's comforting to an actor. You're starting the relationship more as a collaborator, rather than as an employee or some kind of a soldier trying to execute something you don't organically feel.”

Ifs Feels Trying Kind Actors Process Directors Elements Performances Starting Soldier Employee Comforting Collaborators

Author:Jason Bateman