My parents instilled in me that life was going to be very difficult and that I'd have to work for everything. Joan Collins More Quotes by Joan Collins More Quotes From Joan Collins 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 botox girlfriend faces I mean, even my dressing room at the studio has candles and cushions and cashmere rugs and things. Joan Collins cashmere mean rooms Botox, I think, is poison, I would never put it into my face, and I'm needle-phobic. I spend a lot of time keeping my face out of the sun and taking care of my skin and wearing make-up. Joan Collins time-keeping skins thinking I used to not be confident. My father certainly didn't add to my confidence. When I was 17 or 18, I was voted the most beautiful girl in England by the association of press photographers. When they called Daddy for a comment, he said, 'I'm amazed. She's a nice looking girl, but nothing special.' Joan Collins girl beautiful father 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 dynasty designer fun 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 wrinkles insecure beautiful What is so weird is that young people who want to be 'celebrities' do not want to put in the hard work. They don't want to do the training, go to drama school, read Shakespeare, try different accents and study technique. They just want to be famous. It is not just in England; it's the same in America and all over Europe. Joan Collins hard-work drama school When I finish dressing before a night out and have put on all the accessories, I usually look at myself in the mirror long and hard and then end up removing something. Whether it's a belt, bracelet or a bauble, less is always more. Joan Collins mirrors night long When I was 49, I posed for Playboy - I was very flattered to be asked. I was quite honoured, really, considering that most of the models they feature are in their twenties. Joan Collins considering playboy twenties I don't believe in vitamin pills. I swear by men, darling-and as many as possible. Joan Collins health men believe I never think about age. I believe your age is totally how you feel. I've seen women of thirty-five who are old and people of seventy-five who are young. As long as I look after myself physically, mentally and emotionally, I'll stay young. Joan Collins long believe thinking 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 generations book thinking And I used to write novels and little stories and compositions and I - but I put them away because I started acting when I was 17. So there wasn't much time. Joan Collins acting stories writing If I hear the word 'retire,' it makes me want to throw up. And then do what? Sit around all day watching television? Joan Collins retiring want television 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 men mean sex 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 mother perfect sweet 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 shoes cutting feet 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. Joan Collins girl beautiful men 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 costumes pairs light 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 sister writing school
