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

Pam Grier

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Pam Grier
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: May 26
Actor
Actress
Aikidoka
Film Actor
Karateka
Stage Actor
Television Actor
Winston-Salem
North Carolina
Pamela Suzette Grier
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You never know how people are going to respond.
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You can get hurt at any time.
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I like to do all kinds of films.
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As I get older, it's a time to enjoy life.
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It's the best honor when someone wants to use as their professional title the name of a character that you portrayed.
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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.
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If you're stupid and you're arrogant, you're going to get hurt.
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I will not be on this planet. I may come back in another form, and you know, I'll come back as a white man.
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I really hate to see abusive behavior being passed on from generation to generation to generation, when we have access to health and counseling.
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Coming from the '50s, things were very violent.
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I grew up in a family where we weren't allowed to talk about beauty or to put any emphasis on physical appearance.
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My grandfather was the first feminist in my life. He taught me if a woman can do something, a man will respect her.
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I'm just going to try to do the best work at whatever I'm going to be, and I don't think I'm going to be an actress.
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I've never considered myself to be beautiful, and I still don't.
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Coming from the '50s, things were very violent. We were still being lynched. If I drove down through the South with my mother, I might not make it through one state without being bullied or harassed. I feel like unless you've been black for a week, you don't know.
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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 I would make waves, change minds, excite people, incite people, turn on people, repulse people.
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Sex, action, special effects, and violence sell.
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I'm not a total feminist, but I believe in rights for females.
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But I just loved looking at the clothes of the '70s.
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Out of necessity comes genius.
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