Quotes by Pam Grier

“Today, many people are engaging in same sex relationships and saying they are not gay.”

“And as I reinvent myself and Im constantly curious about everything, I cant wait to see whats around the corner in newfound art and entertainment and exploration.”

“Thats 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; Its by my character.”

“My family was very, very receptive to all; all races, religions.”

“I like to do all kinds of films.”

“You can be on top of everything, and the next minute, youre going to be on the bottom.”

“I came from poverty and was part of those circumstances.”

“Well whos black and what is a black person?”

“Yeah, but people arent comfortable with a woman who looks very masculine or rides a motorcycle or wears leather or has facial hair or has short hair.”

“Each time you do a film you gain a lot of experience and build a visual resume where people get to know who you are.”

Oh, theres going to be debate because youre dealing with the Bible and religion is supposed to be separate from state and that to me is already a conflict before it even hits the gay issue.

I grew up in a family where we werent allowed to talk about beauty or to put any emphasis on physical appearance.

And as I reinvent myself and Im constantly curious about everything, I cant wait to see whats around the corner in newfound art and entertainment and exploration.