Pam Grier

“I'm an Air force Brat and I've lived all over the world and this country and there were people in my community who were gay - nurses, hairdressers, designers - people who just had a different way about themselves.”

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

“But I just loved looking at the clothes of the '70s.”

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

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

“I am really blessed and very grateful for it.”

“This whole beauty thing is something I've never comprehended.”

“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.”

“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.”

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

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

“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.”

“I've never considered myself to be beautiful, and I still don't.”

“My people were homesteading in Colorado before Emancipation.”

“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.”

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

“I like to do all kinds of films.”

“I grew up in a family where we weren't allowed to talk about beauty or to put any emphasis on physical appearance.”

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

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