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> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pam-grier/at-the-beginning-my-ambition-was-never-to-break-down-doors-it-was/)

[Pam Grier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pam-grier/)

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> [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.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pam-grier/i-don-t-think-i-can-break-down-any-doors-but-i-m-thinking-maybe-i-can/)

[Pam Grier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pam-grier/)

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## Other authors on Breaking down

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## More by Pam Grier

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pam-grier/and-as-i-reinvent-myself-and-i-m-constantly-curious-about-everything/)

[Pam Grier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pam-grier/)

> [It's always fun to put on bell bottoms and have your butt hanging out and hip huggers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pam-grier/it-s-always-fun-to-put-on-bell-bottoms-and-have-your-butt-hanging-out/)

[Pam Grier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pam-grier/)

> [But I just loved looking at the clothes of the '70s.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pam-grier/but-i-just-loved-looking-at-the-clothes-of-the-70s/)

[Pam Grier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pam-grier/)

> [You can get hurt at any time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pam-grier/you-can-get-hurt-at-any-time/)

[Pam Grier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pam-grier/)

> [I never thought I was pretty. I couldn't even put on eyelashes or makeup.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pam-grier/i-never-thought-i-was-pretty-i-couldn-t-even-put-on-eyelashes-or/)

[Pam Grier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pam-grier/)

> [I felt beauty was a magnet for abuse, and I had suffered greatly for it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pam-grier/i-felt-beauty-was-a-magnet-for-abuse-and-i-had-suffered-greatly-for-it/)

[Pam Grier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pam-grier/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pam-grier/yes-you-can-have-art-films-about-the-triumph-of-the-human-spirit-and/)

[Pam Grier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pam-grier/)

> [You can be on top of everything, and the next minute, you're going to be on the bottom.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pam-grier/you-can-be-on-top-of-everything-and-the-next-minute-you-re-going-to/)

[Pam Grier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pam-grier/)

> [I don't believe that I should just do A-movies, I just do the work as an artist.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pam-grier/i-don-t-believe-that-i-should-just-do-a-movies-i-just-do-the-work-as/)

[Pam Grier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pam-grier/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pam-grier/i-never-went-in-thinking-you-re-an-african-american-woman-so-you-re/)

[Pam Grier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pam-grier/)

> [Women are allowed more freedoms and we're fighting for more freedoms, we're experiencing more freedoms won.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pam-grier/women-are-allowed-more-freedoms-and-we-re-fighting-for-more-freedoms/)

[Pam Grier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pam-grier/)

> [The African-American community is not monolithic. It's liberal and conservative.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pam-grier/the-african-american-community-is-not-monolithic-it-s-liberal-and/)

[Pam Grier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pam-grier/)

> [I really do not care if it is a B-movie or not.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pam-grier/i-really-do-not-care-if-it-is-a-b-movie-or-not/)

[Pam Grier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pam-grier/)

> [Driving a cab is not really a nurturing type of relationship. You take people and they tip you, they may not tip you, you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pam-grier/driving-a-cab-is-not-really-a-nurturing-type-of-relationship-you-take/)

[Pam Grier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pam-grier/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pam-grier/i-m-an-air-force-brat-and-i-ve-lived-all-over-the-world-and-this/)

[Pam Grier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pam-grier/)

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