Joan Collins
Joan Collins
Dame Joan Henrietta Collins, DBEis an English actress, author and columnist. Born in Paddington, west London, and brought up in Maida Vale, Collins grew up during the Second World War. After making her stage debut in A Doll's House at the age of nine, she trained as an actress at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Artin London. She then signed an exclusive contract with the Rank Organisation and appeared in various British films...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionActress
Date of Birth23 May 1933
CountryUnited States of America
When I was at school, I was terrible at algebra and arithmetic, but I was always the best at English and literature. And acting, of course.
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.
I think it is shocking that 15- and 16-year-olds leave school unable to add up and with the reading ability of a four-year-old.
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.
Well, it is quite daunting, but I made my first appearance on the stage when I was nine, because I went to a theatrical school, because I wanted to be an actress since I was eight.
There's something about the air and the sky and the atmosphere in the South of France that must be very conducive to work, to being creative, because I have written several of my books there. I find it so much easier because you're cut off. If you don't want to speak to anybody, basically they don't know where you are. And it's so beautiful.
I eat an avocado every day. It's amazing for your skin. It's one of the super-foods, and I'm just so into eating properly and healthily.
One of the main secrets to staying young is staying healthy. I've sometimes had to suppress a smile when some young lady, who has obviously not taken care of herself through diet or exercise, says admiringly, 'Ooh, I hope I look as good as you do when I'm your age!' Although it's intended to be complimentary, it's actually a back-hander.
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.
one of the best and cheapest beauty treatments there is.
My husband and I started off as friends, which has been very important for our relationship,
My father is Jewish, and I look exactly like him... My mother is British, but she's of French extraction.
I did have one, but I forgot, it's called something 'Given?' Yes, yes, I think that's the favorite, so I think I might go for an outsider instead.