Pam Grier Quotes

That's what he was saying, the civil rights movement - judge me for my character, not how black my skin is, not how yellow my skin is, how short I am, how tall or fat or thin; It's by my character.
Pam Grier

Character, Judge, Saying

Driving a cab is not really a nurturing type of relationship. You take people and they tip you, they may not tip you, you don't know their names, they don't care about you, you don't care about them.
Pam Grier

Care, May, Driving

Each time you do a film you gain a lot of experience and build a visual resume where people get to know who you are.
Pam Grier

Time, Experience, Film

Me, sexy? I'm just plain ol' beans and rice.
Pam Grier

Sexy, Plain, Rice

And as I reinvent myself and I'm constantly curious about everything, I can't wait to see what's around the corner in newfound art and entertainment and exploration.
Pam Grier

Art, Everything, Around

But I just loved looking at the clothes of the '70s.
Pam Grier

Looking, Loved, Clothes

Does a black person make them an African American? No. There are Hispanics that are very, very dark skinned so the word has lost its meaning, it's not a very concise or proper word to use even today and it wasn't then.
Pam Grier

Today, Person, Lost

I am really blessed and very grateful for it.
Pam Grier

Blessed, Grateful

I came from poverty and was part of those circumstances.
Pam Grier

I do a movie once every four years and they call it a comeback.
Pam Grier

Once, Movie, Call

I don't believe that I should just do A-movies, I just do the work as an artist.
Pam Grier

I don't know how I did it, but I worked 7 days a week.
Pam Grier

Days, Week, Worked

I grew up in a family where we weren't allowed to talk about beauty or to put any emphasis on physical appearance.
Pam Grier

Beauty, Family, Put

I like serious films, the moneymaking blockbusters that don't make any kind of sense and John Carpenter films.
Pam Grier

Serious, Sense, Films

I like to do all kinds of films.
Pam Grier

I love science fiction.
Pam Grier

Love, Science, Fiction

I love the hip-hop nation.
Pam Grier

I love working with a lot of different films and a lot of different people.
Pam Grier

Love, Different, Working

I really do not care if it is a B-movie or not.
Pam Grier

I thought I would be Sheena of the Jungle as a little girl.
Pam Grier

Girl, Thought, Jungle

I'm an Air force Brat and I've lived all over the world and this country and there were people in my community who were gay - nurses, hairdressers, designers - people who just had a different way about themselves.
Pam Grier

Gay, Different, Country

I've never considered myself to be beautiful, and I still don't.
Pam Grier

Beautiful, Considered

It makes me forget that I'm not going to be a major star and lead female in films whether it was 20 years ago, 10 years ago, five or in the future.
Pam Grier

Future, Forget, Makes

It's always fun to put on bell bottoms and have your butt hanging out and hip huggers.
Pam Grier

Fun, Put, Hanging

My family was very, very receptive to all; all races, religions.
Pam Grier

Family, Religions, Receptive

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Nationality: American

Born: May 26, 1949

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