At the beginning, my ambition was never to break down doors. It was just to earn tuition for myself and work in an industry where women hadn't been allowed or invited. That's all I wanted to do, not thinking that… — Pam Grier Copy Share Image
I don't think I can break down any doors, but I'm thinking, "Maybe I can be a cameraman, because I love the cameras." And the cameraman would show me how to thread the film, how to repair it, the lenses.… — Pam Grier Copy Share Image
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… — Pam Grier Copy Share
It's always fun to put on bell bottoms and have your butt hanging out and hip huggers. — Pam Grier Copy Share
Yes, you can have art films about the triumph of the human spirit and all of that, but you'll have it done with a… — Pam Grier Copy Share
You can be on top of everything, and the next minute, you're going to be on the bottom. — Pam Grier Copy Share
I don't believe that I should just do A-movies, I just do the work as an artist. — Pam Grier Copy Share
I never went in thinking, "You're an African-American woman, so you're never going to win." I was just in career doing beauty pageants for… — Pam Grier Copy Share
Women are allowed more freedoms and we're fighting for more freedoms, we're experiencing more freedoms won. — Pam Grier Copy Share
The African-American community is not monolithic. It's liberal and conservative. — Pam Grier Copy Share
Driving a cab is not really a nurturing type of relationship. You take people and they tip you, they may not tip you, you… — Pam Grier Copy Share
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… — Pam Grier Copy Share
