Quote

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

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

Joan Collins
Age: 91
Born: 1933
Born: May 23
Actress
Autobiographer
Film Actor
Model
Novelist
Stage Actor
Television Actor
Television Producer
Writer
London
England
Joan Henrietta Collins
Dame Joan Henrietta Collins
Perfect
Goddess
Mother
Domestic
Earth
Determined
Figure
Supposed
Figures
Sweet
Wife
Placid

More quotes by Joan Collins

Image
I've never chased fame. I came into this business to be a theatre actress. I was nine when I first appeared on stage. But I can't say I would turn my back on fortune. I'm someone who enjoys the benefits of money.
Joan Collins
Image
I have the absolute utmost respect for soap opera actors now. They work harder than any actor I know in any other medium. And they don't get very much approbation for it.
Joan Collins
Image
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
Image
I've said no to 'Celebrity Big Brother,' 'Strictly,' and the American one, 'Dancing With The Stars.' I don't feel it's right for me. I've been asked to do reality TV a zillion times. No way. No way. Nobody's going to get into my living room and see me there.
Joan Collins
Image
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
Image
I think, Larry, one of the things is I'm a very active person.
Joan Collins
Image
Yes, I love playing cartoony characters. Been known for that.
Joan Collins
Image
I'm older than my sister so I started writing first. I started writing at school. I was always top of my class in composition, essays, English Lit and all of that.
Joan Collins
Image
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
Image
If I need to cheer myself up, I will put on some fabulous '40s musical on video. But I'm very lucky I seldom get depressed. Without question, I'm a 'glass half full' person. In fact, it's three-quarters full!
Joan Collins
Image
I don't believe in vitamin pills. I swear by men, darling-and as many as possible.
Joan Collins
Image
I think it has something to do with being British. We don't take ourselves as seriously as some other countries do. I think a lot of people take themselves far too seriously I find that a very tedious attitude.
Joan Collins
Image
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
Image
Love may be a dream but marriage is a nightmare.
Joan Collins
Image
The problem with beauty is that it's like being born rich and getting poorer.
Joan Collins
Image
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
Joan Collins
Image
I was thinking, who of the English actresses in the last 30 or 40 years have achieved as much as I have?
Joan Collins
Image
I can't think of anything I would rather not - rather do than get up and not do anything. I have to do something. Whether it is painting, writing, acting, shopping, going to the gym, being with friends, going out - I just am a very active person. I have a lot of friends and I travel a lot.
Joan Collins
Image
Age is just a number. It's totally irrelevant unless, of course, you happen to be a bottle of wine.
Joan Collins
Image
I mean, even my dressing room at the studio has candles and cushions and cashmere rugs and things.
Joan Collins