And I used to write novels and little stories and compositions and I - but I put them away because I started acting when I was 17. So there wasn't much time. (Joan Collins)

And I used to write novels and little stories and compositions and I - but I put them away because I started acting when I was 17. So there wasn't much time.

Joan Collins

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