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. – Jackie Collins
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. – Jackie Collins
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. – Jackie Collins
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. – Jackie Collins
Ideas are all around me. If I wasn’t interested in them myself, I don’t think anyone else would be either. – 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. – Jackie Collins
I write about real people in disguise. If anything, my characters are toned down-the truth is much more bizarre. – Jackie Collins
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. – 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. – Jackie Collins
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. – Jackie Collins
Whatever you have a passion for, then you must do. If you want to write, write about something you know about. – Jackie Collins
I have this theory that people in Hollywood don’t read. They read ‘Vanity Fair’ and then consider themselves terribly well read. I think I can basically write about anybody without getting caught. – Jackie Collins
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. – Jackie Collins
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! – Jackie Collins
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. – Jackie Collins
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. – Jackie Collins
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. – Jackie Collins
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. – Jackie Collins
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. – Jackie Collins
