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Me, sexy? I'm just plain ol' beans and rice.

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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Beans
Rice
Plain

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My mother really wanted me to be in possibly a beauty pageant, not only for if I could win, but it helped improve my self-image because of trauma in my childhood and other issues.
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Coming from the '50s, things were very violent.
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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 felt beauty was a magnet for abuse, and I had suffered greatly for it.
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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 entertainment and exploration.
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I was able to be distant by portraying another person, another character, if you will, and I found myself not stuttering and not having anxiety attacks when I was portraying another soul, another being, and I found comfort in that. I think many actors do, playing someone other than themselves.
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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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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 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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I'm not a total feminist, but I believe in rights for females.
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When you are an actor, you bring a tool in your craft but you are not that person.
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I'm a big child at heart. I think it's important to stay that way and not lose the wonder of life.
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If you're stupid and you're arrogant, you're going to get hurt.
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I tell actresses, If you're too tall, if you're too fat, you're not going to work. I don't care how talented you are. It's a business, and sex sells.
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You never know how people are going to respond.
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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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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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You can get hurt at any time.
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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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My family was very, very receptive to all all races, religions.
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