237 Quotes by Joan Collins

I was thinking, who of the English actresses in the last 30 or 40 years have achieved as much as I have?

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.

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.

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.

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.

I don't believe in eating junk and I protect my face all the time from the sun, even in the winter with base and makeup.

Show me a person who has never made a mistake and I'll show you someone who has never achieved much

Show me a person who has never made a mistake and I'll show you somebody who has never achieved much.

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.