Pamela Anderson said she missed a meeting with Quentin Tarantino at which he intended to offer her a role in *Grindhouse*, describing her decision as self-sabotage. The episode matters because it reflects how anxiety and intense media attention affected a potentially significant career opportunity.

Anderson said she reached the meeting but stayed in her car after being confronted by paparazzi, then failed to contact Tarantino to explain her absence. She said she was not ready for the meeting and had been surprised that the director wanted to work with her; she has not seen him since.