50 Joan Collins Quotes for You to Enjoy

Joan Collins

American Actress

Born: May 23, 1933

Beautiful Life Me People Think You

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The problem with beauty is that it's like being born rich and getting poorer. Joan Collins

Problem Beauty Rich Born Like Getting Being The Problem With Poorer

Loneliness is the universal problem of rich people. Joan Collins

Loneliness People Problem Rich Rich People Universal

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

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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. Joan Collins

You Gentleman Gone Took Hat He Stepped Lightly Days Pass His Hand Lips Acknowledge Aside Across Your

The clothes were a huge part of what made 'Dynasty' fun. Joan Collins

Made Clothes Part Were Huge Huge Part Dynasty Fun

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. 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

Best Ugly Down Bags Most Also Always So-Called Useless Designer

Every time an article is written about me or any of my contemporaries who's had the fortune and discipline to look good at a certain age, I am struck by the tone of astonishment, and the certainty that something is being done secretively to beat the devil. Joan Collins

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The sad truth is that most of my husbands turned out to be convincing liars. Joan Collins

Sad Truth Truth Is Sad Truth Liars Out Husbands Most Turned Convincing

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. Joan Collins

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I'm a fiend for costume jewellery and have countless pairs of rhinestone or diamante earrings, which are so flattering when they catch the light. I love the designers Alexis Bittar and Kenneth Jay Lane, and I always go to jewellers Butler & Wilson. Joan Collins

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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. Joan Collins

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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. Joan Collins

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Well I've written four beauty books as well. Joan Collins

Beauty Books Written Well Four

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

Bit Lazy Suppose Shy

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. Joan Collins

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Doing 20 minutes of stretching, light weights and floor exercises three times a week takes the same amount of time as a long coffee break - and eating a tuna fish salad, sardines on toast or scrambled eggs is surely preferable to a Big Mac or KFC. Joan Collins

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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. Joan Collins

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