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.
Pam GrierThere are just certain realities about our world and I just happen to be creative within it.
Pam GrierThat'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.
Pam GrierWomen are allowed more freedoms and we're fighting for more freedoms, we're experiencing more freedoms won.
Pam Grier