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

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Joan Collins
Age: 91
Born: 1933
Born: May 23
Actress
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Film Actor
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Television Producer
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London
England
Joan Henrietta Collins
Dame Joan Henrietta Collins
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The problem with beauty is that it's like being born rich and getting poorer.
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The secret of having a personal life is not answering too many questions about it.
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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.
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I was voted the most beautiful girl in the world in 1958, and courted by every young, available man in Los Angeles, most of whom I didn't go out with, by the way.
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I'm a woman for all seasons. I mix 'n' match, do designer and high street - keep all my good pieces. I design all my evening and cocktail dresses most of the time as I dislike what is out there.
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And I kissed a lot of frogs as well, but no, I kissed a lot of frogs and now I've found my prince.
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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.
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