My grandmother spoiled my father rotten and he grew up expecting women to do whatever he wanted. When he married my beautiful mother, Elsa, he expected her to give up her career as a champion ballroom dancer and become a good wife and mother, which she dutifully did.
Joan CollinsWhen 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.
Joan CollinsI 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.
Joan CollinsWe 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