Me and my sisters were taught that if our eyes worked and our legs worked, we were beautiful. We had so many kids in our family that if we all got in front of the mirror and were ashamed of… — 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 Image
It's always fun to put on bell bottoms and have your butt hanging out and hip huggers. — Pam Grier Copy Share Image
I never thought I was pretty. I couldn't even put on eyelashes or makeup. — Pam Grier Copy Share Image
I felt beauty was a magnet for abuse, and I had suffered greatly for it. — Pam Grier Copy Share Image
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 big-budget icon with a $20 million salary. You'll have Julia Roberts, you'll have Robert Redford, you'll have Russell Crowe doing those films, because if they're going to cost $90 million, they're going to make that movie… — 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 Image
I don't believe that I should just do A-movies, I just do the work as an artist. — Pam Grier Copy Share Image
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 the experience, and to show my brains and talent and help break stereotypes. It wasn't like, "Oh, I'll become a star. I'm beautiful." I never thought I was pretty. I couldn't even put on eyelashes or… — 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 Image
The African-American community is not monolithic. It's liberal and conservative. — Pam Grier Copy Share
