Jackie Collins Quotes

• If you want to be a writer-stop talking about it and sit down and write!

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• You’ve got your hands full if you have three children under 2 years old.

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• Who is ready to settle for five minutes when three hours does nicely?

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• Where was Paris Hilton a year ago? She’s a fabulous character to write about.

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• Whatever you have a passion for, then you must do. If you want to write, write about something you know about.

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• The husbands, who sometimes have another family who’s grown, are going, Now I can spend time with my baby. Oh yeah, I bet your other family is really thrilled.

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• The biggest critics of my books are people who never read them.

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• People are intrigued by fame, power and wealth and I think Hollywood is the only place where you get all three together.

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• My weakness is wearing too much leopard print.

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• My philosophy is, unless you’re sick and need help, why bother?

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• If you want to achieve your dreams, you must follow them, and the best way to follow them is not to think about wanting to be very rich, but to think about doing something that you really want to do.

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• Ideas are all around me. If I wasn’t interested in them myself, I don’t think anyone else would be either.

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• I write synopses after the book is completed. I can’t write it beforehand, because I don’t know what the book’s about. I invent something for my publisher because he asks for one, but the final book ends up very differently.

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• I write about the American dream: if you set your mind to do something, you can do it. My fans know they’re getting the real thing.

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• I write about real people in disguise. If anything, my characters are toned down-the truth is much more bizarre.

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• I was never confident about finishing a book, but friends encouraged me. When I finished my first book, it was accepted by a publisher right away and became an instant bestseller. One male critic called it the most shocking book he ever read.

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• I think I’m a born storyteller. Inspiration is all around me. I can read a newspaper article and come up with an idea for a book.

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• I really fall in love with my characters, even the bad ones. I love getting together with them. They tell me what to do; they take me on a wild and wonderful trip.

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• I managed to take a family trip to the Bahamas and it was quite lovely.

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• I know that I am very popular in Holland, in fact I have visited Amsterdam several times to publicize my books. I have a great publisher in Holland and they have published all of my books in Dutch.

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Jackie Collins (32)

Birth:	4th October, 1937
Death:	19th September, 2015
Nationality:	British
Profession:	Novelist

About

Jacqueline Jill "Jackie" Collins was born in Hampstead, London, England. She was an English romance novelist. She wrote 32 novels, all of which appeared on The New York Times bestsellers list. Eight of her novels have been adapted for the screen, either as films or television miniseries. She was the younger sister of Dame Joan Collins. She wrote several novels include: The World Is Full of Married Men, The Stud, Sunday Simmons & Charlie Brick, Lovehead, The World Is Full of Divorced Women, The Bitch, Chances, Hollywood Wives, Hollywood Husbands, Lady Boss, Vendetta, Dangerous Kiss, Drop Dead Beautiful, and Poor Little Bitch Girl. Her role in several films include: Barnacle Bill, Rock You Sinners, Intent to Kill, Passport to Shame, and The Shakedown. She wrote several films include: The Stud, Yesterday's Hero, The Bitch, Hollywood Wives: The New Generation, and Paris Connections.

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