Dynasty was the opportunity to take charge of my career rather than waiting around like a library book waiting to be loaned out.

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I don't believe in dieting.

I don't believe in dieting.

I don't buy into you're on the slag heap when you're 40 or 50 or...

I don't buy into you're on the slag heap when you're 40 or 50 or...

And then I wrote my first autobiography when I - well, it was 23 years...

And then I wrote my first autobiography when I - well, it was 23 years...

I'm older than my sister so I started writing first. I started writing at school....

I'm older than my sister so I started writing first. I started writing at school....

I've never yet met a man who could look after me. I don't need a...

I've never yet met a man who could look after me. I don't need a...

And I kissed a lot of frogs as well, but no, I kissed a lot...

And I kissed a lot of frogs as well, but no, I kissed a lot...

I have a lot of male friends.

I have a lot of male friends.

The easiest way to convince my kids that they don't really need something is to...

The easiest way to convince my kids that they don't really need something is to...

I'm extremely happy in my life. I consider myself to be very blessed.

I'm extremely happy in my life. I consider myself to be very blessed.

Show me a person who has never made a mistake and I'll show you someone...

Show me a person who has never made a mistake and I'll show you someone...

If life throws you a lemon - make lemonade.

If life throws you a lemon - make lemonade.

I mean, even my dressing room at the studio has candles and cushions and cashmere...

I mean, even my dressing room at the studio has candles and cushions and cashmere...

Show me a person who has never made a mistake and I'll show you somebody...

Show me a person who has never made a mistake and I'll show you somebody...

But I have had to give up certain things in my life. One is shopping....

But I have had to give up certain things in my life. One is shopping....

I consider you as old as you look and feel. And in that case I...

I consider you as old as you look and feel. And in that case I...

And I think of that again as I've written in several of my beauty books,...

And I think of that again as I've written in several of my beauty books,...

Yes, I love playing cartoony characters. Been known for that.

Yes, I love playing cartoony characters. Been known for that.

I have the absolute utmost respect for soap opera actors now. They work harder than...

I have the absolute utmost respect for soap opera actors now. They work harder than...

I received an OBE from the Queen, which probably doesn't mean anything in America but...

I received an OBE from the Queen, which probably doesn't mean anything in America but...

Loneliness is the universal problem of rich people.

Loneliness is the universal problem of rich people.