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Joan Collins

14 quotes

Not every great thinker makes it into the history books, but Joan Collins's words speak for themselves. Joan Collins's observations on Beauty are as sharp as their thoughts on Age, revealing genuine breadth of mind. Our collection holds 16 quotes from Joan Collins, each offering a different angle on Beauty, Age, Health, Travel, and Sad. A line that stays with you: "Well I've written four beauty books as well."

“Age is just a number. It's totally irrelevant unless, of course, you happen to be a bottle of wine.”

— Joan Collins

Age

All Quotes by Joan Collins

“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

Respect

“I don't look my age, I don't feel my age and I don't act my age. To me age is just a number.”

— Joan Collins

Age

“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

Attitude

“I think health is another exceedingly important thing.”

— Joan Collins

Health

“Well I've written four beauty books as well.”

— Joan Collins

Beauty

“I don't know why people are so obsessed with age anyway. I mean, 90 is the new 70 70 is the new 50 and 50 is the new 40 so the whole act-your-age thing? Only up to a point.”

— Joan Collins

Age

“The body is like a car: the older you become the more care you have to take care of it - and you don't leave a Ferrari out in the sun.”

— Joan Collins

Car

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

— Joan Collins

Beauty

“I don't believe in dieting.”

— Joan Collins

Diet

“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

Beauty

“Age is just a number. It's totally irrelevant unless, of course, you happen to be a bottle of wine.”

— Joan Collins

Age

“Of course it's true: the public want to see young people - young people are the people who go to the cinema. It's a sad fact of life, but you've got to accept it and not whine about it.”

— Joan Collins

Sad

“I've three children, three grandchildren, I work, I travel, and I'm very happily married. I'm very satisfied and happy with my life and there really isn't anything I want.”

— Joan Collins

Travel

“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

Business