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“I don't want to be an actress, because I think that they have to be really pretty, and I'm not.” quote by Pam Grier — Download Open image

“I don't want to be an actress, because I think that they have to be really pretty, and I'm not.”

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

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I never thought I was pretty. I couldn't even put on eyelashes or makeup.

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I felt beauty was a magnet for abuse, and I had suffered greatly for it.

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You can be on top of everything, and the next minute, you're going to be on the bottom.

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

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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…

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Women are allowed more freedoms and we're fighting for more freedoms, we're experiencing more freedoms won.

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I've been told before, and I tend to believe it, I'm not like most actresses out there.

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Marilyn was a great actress, not a dumb blond bombshell. She was very smart, very astute and a good businesswoman.

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Just have fun. Smile. And keep putting on lipstick.

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There are a lot of great actresses out there. You learn to appreciate each one for what they offer.

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I want to be fulfilled creatively as an actress and get to be in roles that are meaningful and impactful. I hope the same…

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There's certain things I try to avoid, as an actress, just to keep my world from being as narrow as it could be.

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I am going to be a great actress.

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