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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.

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Joan Collins
Age: 91
Born: 1933
Born: May 23
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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.
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And sometimes when I would get in the morning, when we'd go out - we'd see shrapnel and bits of stuff in the streets and bombed buildings, and - but I was evacuated a lot. Every time the blitz got heavy, my parents would take us off to the country.
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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.
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The secret of having a personal life is not answering too many questions about it.
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Life is a predator: you have to eat it before it eats you.
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Yes, I love playing cartoony characters. Been known for that.
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I was thinking, who of the English actresses in the last 30 or 40 years have achieved as much as I have?
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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.
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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.
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If life throws you a lemon - make lemonade.
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