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" I've made no secret of the fact that I often wear wigs and have in fact launched my own 'Dynasty' range, named after various characters. I find this saves a ton of time - as well as my own hair. "

Joan Collins

My Own

Own

Fact

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

Joan Collins

Beauty

Rich

" You can't help getting older, but you can help yourself from becoming old and infirm, in mind as well as body. "

" But I have had to give up certain things in my life. One is shopping. Two is lunch with the girls. Three is cocktail parties, and four is studying my lines. "

" Loneliness is the universal problem of rich people. "

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

" If I need to cheer myself up, I will put on some fabulous '40s musical on video. But I'm very lucky; I seldom get depressed. Without question, I'm a 'glass half full' person. In fact, it's three-quarters full! "

" Dynasty was the opportunity to take charge of my career rather than waiting around like a library book waiting to be loaned out. "

" 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. "

" I say, 'Use it or lose it.' I have my own fitness regime, which is centred around stretching, free-weights and fast walking. I also have a trainer half of the year, as I spend my summers in the south of France where I swim a lot. "

" 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. "

" I've said no to 'Celebrity Big Brother,' 'Strictly,' and the American one, 'Dancing With The Stars.' I don't feel it's right for me. I've been asked to do reality TV a zillion times. No way. No way. Nobody's going to get into my living room and see me there. "

Joan Collins

Stars

Brother

" Jennifer Aniston is cute, but I wouldn't call her beautiful. I think that is why Cheryl Cole is so popular, because she is just so pretty and the public are starved of gorgeous people. When I was young, everybody on screen was gorgeous. "

" I've become totally hooked on Cellex-C. It's an anti-ageing serum and is fantastic. I use it morning and evening and even on my hands, where it has faded those dark spots. "

" 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.' "

" I don't use e-mail; I phone and fax. I think people who are hunched over their computer screens all day should get a life. "

" 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. "

" I am a fan of marriage and a fan of being committed to the right person. "

Joan Collins

Person

Right Person

" I received an OBE from the Queen, which probably doesn't mean anything in America but is quite nice in England - the Order of the British Empire for services to drama. "

" I never thought I was particularly good looking. But when I see old photographs, I realise that I was. I do wish I had known that at the time because beauty is power. I didn't realise how lucky I was to be young, beautiful and in Hollywood. It didn't hit me. Every day I woke up, went to the film studio and just got on with it. "

Joan Collins

Beauty

Good

" If life throws you a lemon - make lemonade. "

" 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. "

" 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

Watching

Day

" If you feel well and happy, your face will reflect this, but if you are down in the dumps and having a miserable time, your face will soon show this, too. In fact, you get the face you deserve by the time you're forty, and one of the keys to looking and feeling younger is being active. "

" I've always maintained that there is a very fine line between a daring, sexy older woman and mutton dressed as lamb. "