Penny Johnson Jerald Quotes

My friends hated going out with me because people think they can grab you and talk to you how they want. At the end of the day, you're still a human being, and I don't like being treated that way - I prefer to live a quiet life.

I'm not totally innocent, and I do date. But as a young woman, I also demand respect.

I'm just a human being who would not accept being wronged.

I have never in my life let a man disrespect me, verbally or physically, and that will never change. I feel very strongly about this because it's something my mother instilled in me and that I have instilled in my daughters.

Nobody walks over me, ever, and no-one will walk over me, ever.

I feel like I let people know I'm not a toy.

No dignity without distance.

Truly powerful people don't explain why they want respect. They simply don't engage someone who doesn't give it to them.

If you want to dig, if you want to pry, do it on your time, but I'm going to be a woman of dignity.

I'm not concerned with your liking or disliking me... All I ask is that you respect me as a human being.

I'm looking at working with people I get on with, that respect me, that don't just see me as a piece of ass. Which I have experienced as well. I've nearly walked off very big films before, and I would, because I don't want that in my life. I want to enjoy the work I do.

I respect everybody, but at the same time, I carry myself with an aura that demands respect, too.

You cannot let people come up in your face and stop you.

Your private life is your private life and you keep it to yourself. You get more respect that way.

You can be deprived of your money, your job and your home by someone else, but remember that no one can ever take away your honor.

Self-respect knows no considerations.

As women, we need to remember: don't be a doormat!

Maxim for life: You get treated in life the way you teach people to treat you.

My father used to have an expression. He'd say, 'Joey, a job is about a lot more than a paycheck. It's about your dignity. It's about respect. It's about your place in your community.'

I just don't want to talk about my personal life. I feel like it's mine, I'm not trying to promote it. It's nice to have things that are your own, that you value enough that you don't have to use to sell a movie.

As soon as I feel people are talking too much about my character, it's time to leave.

Never dip lower than you can dip.

God is not a doormat, nor should anyone else be a doormat.

There is no labor a person does that is undignified; if they do it right.

I'm not one of those people that goes into details of my personal life on national TV to get attention. Some things are better left unsaid.