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Jackie Collins
October 4, 1937 -
Nationality: British
Category: Author
Subcategory: British Author

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.

   

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

   

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

   

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!

   

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.

   

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.

   

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

   

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.

   

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.

   

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.

   

Viagra is a drug, just like cocaine. It can cause you to become addicted.

   

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.

   

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

   

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.

   

Brittany Murphy... who knows if she's going to be around. Kirsten Dunst, I think she's really boring. Reese Witherspoon? She can open a movie.

   

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

   

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.

   

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.

   

My weakness is wearing too much leopard print.

   

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