Jackie Collins

“All of my books have the potential to become movies, it's just a question of finding a studio who wants to get behind me and put up the money to make the movie.”

“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.”

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

“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.”

“אני רוצה שאנשים ייקחו ספר של ג'קי קולינס ליד ויאמרו שזה כיף.”

“הנשים היום עומדות איתן לצד בעליהן, ובמובנים מסוימים הן דוחקות את רגליהם של בעליהן... הן רוצות להיות מפיקות, כוכבות קולנוע, ובמילים אחרות הן רוצות לעשות כל מה שהבעלים שלהן עושים.”

“המבקרים הכי גדולים שלי מעולם לא קראו אותי.”

“I have visited Australia several times, and I always try to make a point of going to Melbourne because it's almost my favorite city there, Melbourne and Sydney. But I shouldn't say that because I haven't been everywhere-and I'm very fond of Perth too!”

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

“My philosophy is, unless you're sick and need help, why bother?”

“I am still shocking people today, and I don't know why. Is it because I'm a woman talking about sex and men? One magazine said that no one writes sex in the back of a Bentley better than Jackie Collins.”

“I don't believe in writing anything that I don't know about or haven't researched about personally. I like to transport the reader to places, and in order to do that I have to do the research.”

“I have written 20 books, and each one is like having a baby. Writing is not easy; some people want to write books but just can't put a story together. I can put together a story that interests both me and my readers.”

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

“I have considered rap music stars, and there is one in my new book, Lovers and Players, and there is also a hip-hop music mogul who I think you will like a lot.”

“Do not copy my style! The first rule of writing is write about what you know, not what you think you know. So, think about what you've done in your life and write about that.”

“Authors change publishers because it's like being married for a long time and suddenly you want to go out and have a wild affair! No, not seriously, sometimes the deal is more interesting with a new publisher, and other times they have more enthusiasm for your books.”

“Falling in love is like getting hit by a truck and yet not being mortally wounded. just sick to your stomach, high one minute, low the next. Starving hungry but unable to eat. hot, cold, forever horny, full of hope and enthusiasm, with momentary depressions that wipe you out.It is also not being able to remove the smile from your face, loving life with a mad passionate intensity, and feeling ten years younger.Love does not appear with any warning signs. You fall into it as if pushed from a high diving board. No time to think about what's happening. It's inevitable. An event you can't control. A crazy, heart-stopping, roller-coaster ride that just has to take its course.”

“Agents are essential, because publishers will not read unsolicited manuscripts.”

“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.”