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Jackie Robinson, as an athlete and as someone who was...

Jackie Robinson, as an athlete and as someone who was trying to make a stand for equality, he was exemplary.

Quote by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar about equality

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.

Quote by Jackie Collins about sex, talking, woman, man, people

Eighty percent of married men cheat in America. The rest...

Eighty percent of married men cheat in America. The rest cheat in Europe.

Quote by Jackie Mason about marriage, man

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

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

Quote by Jackie Collins about essential

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.

Quote by Jackie Collins about question, books, money

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...

Quote by Jackie Collins about affair, enthusiasm, books, change, being, time

Brittany Murphy... who knows if she's going to be around....

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.

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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.

Quote by Jackie Collins about style, rules, writing, life

From start to finish, it takes between nine months and a...

From start to finish, it takes between nine months and a year. I usually have to promote my current book at the same time.

Quote by Jackie Collins about end, time

I am currently talking to one of the studios about making...

I am currently talking to one of the studios about making American Star as a TV series.

Quote by Jackie Collins about talking, celebrity, americans

I consider everywhere I go research, so you will be...

I consider everywhere I go research, so you will be reading about the Bahamas in a future novel! That's because I like to take my readers with me!

Quote by Jackie Collins about research, future

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.

Quote by Jackie Collins about research, haven, order, writing

I guess you're going to have to indulge in a little phone sex-nothing wrong with that! I don't know what to recommend for you, depends what turns you on.

Quote by Jackie Collins about bad, sex, nothing

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.

Quote by Jackie Collins about music, celebrity, stars

I have never really thought about writing a historical...

I have never really thought about writing a historical novel, but that's not to say that I might not do so in the future.

Quote by Jackie Collins about writing, future, thinking

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...

Quote by Jackie Collins about city, haven

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.

Quote by Jackie Collins about love, books, writing, people

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.

Quote by Jackie Collins about books

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

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

Quote by Jackie Collins about family

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.

Quote by Jackie Collins about fall, love, bad luck, bad

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