Pam Grier

I came from poverty and was part of those circumstances.

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.

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

I love working with a lot of different films and a lot of different people.

I don't know how I did it, but I worked 7 days a week.

I thought I would be Sheena of the Jungle as a little girl.

The first movie that I saw was Godzilla and I loved it.

I really do not care if it is a B-movie or not.

I love the hip-hop nation.

I like serious films, the moneymaking blockbusters that don't make any kind of sense and John Carpenter films.

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

Oh, there's going to be debate because you're 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.

Well who's black and what is a black person?

Does a black person make them an African American? No. There are Hispanics that are very, very dark skinned so the word has lost its meaning, it's not a very concise or proper word to use even today and it wasn't then.

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.

I am really blessed and very grateful for it.

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.

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

There are just certain realities about our world and I just happen to be creative within it.

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

I like to do all kinds of films.

Well, thank you and that's for them, but for me, I want to look back at a body of work where when you do the research and you explore the psyche of a character, where she's been, where she is and where she's going.

It makes me forget that I'm not going to be a major star and lead female in films whether it was 20 years ago, 10 years ago, five or in the future.

Driving a cab is not really a nurturing type of relationship. You take people and they tip you, they may not tip you, you don't know their names, they don't care about you, you don't care about them.

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