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> [We have two boys. After George Zimmerman was found not guilty of killing Trayvon Martin, we had to explain to our older son, who was 12 at the time, how that could happen. Instead of hugging and consoling him, my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gina-prince-bythewood/we-have-two-boys-after-george-zimmerman-was-found-not-guilty-of/)

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## More by Gina Prince-Bythewood

> [Movies have power. Power to impact society and the choices we make. I want to entertain, but I also want to say something to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gina-prince-bythewood/movies-have-power-power-to-impact-society-and-the-choices-we-make-i/)

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> [The thing is I write to music, so every script I have has its own playlist. Music just opens me up to the emotions…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gina-prince-bythewood/the-thing-is-i-write-to-music-so-every-script-i-have-has-its-own/)

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> [We think of Shots Fired as almost an autopsy of Ferguson that shows the events from every street in the house. And, in dealing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gina-prince-bythewood/we-think-of-shots-fired-as-almost-an-autopsy-of-ferguson-that-shows/)

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> [Some of my favorite films are musicals, like 'Walk the Line,' 'The Rose' and 'Lady Sings the Blues.' I just love the way the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gina-prince-bythewood/some-of-my-favorite-films-are-musicals-like-walk-the-line-the-rose/)

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> [There are a lot of aspects of filmmaking that I love, but one of my favorites is in post, finding the right song for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gina-prince-bythewood/there-are-a-lot-of-aspects-of-filmmaking-that-i-love-but-one-of-my/)

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> [Sports also teaches you that it's about the team, and the better your teammates are, the better they make you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gina-prince-bythewood/sports-also-teaches-you-that-it-s-about-the-team-and-the-better-your/)

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> [When killings of black by policeman happen, there's the victim, there's the family, there are the police, there are the politicians, and there is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gina-prince-bythewood/when-killings-of-black-by-policeman-happen-there-s-the-victim-there-s/)

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> [There is a perception within our community and the world that black people don't love each other. That we don't fight for each other.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gina-prince-bythewood/there-is-a-perception-within-our-community-and-the-world-that-black/)

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> [There are so many romantic comedies made, but very few dramas or love stories. And with a love story, you have to take time…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gina-prince-bythewood/there-are-so-many-romantic-comedies-made-but-very-few-dramas-or-love/)

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> [I write to music, and Nina Simone is always on my playlist to write to. I mean, shes inspiring. She's truthful and real and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gina-prince-bythewood/i-write-to-music-and-nina-simone-is-always-on-my-playlist-to-write-to/)

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> [My parents are amazing. When I said I wanted to go into film, they didn't understand it, but they were incredibly supportive. But growing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gina-prince-bythewood/my-parents-are-amazing-when-i-said-i-wanted-to-go-into-film-they-didn/)

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> [I grew up with white parents, and until after college, it was a lot of confusion, especially because I grew up in an all-white…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gina-prince-bythewood/i-grew-up-with-white-parents-and-until-after-college-it-was-a-lot-of/)

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> [Even if someone doesn't look like you or you don't know people like this in your real life, you get to know them and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gina-prince-bythewood/even-if-someone-doesn-t-look-like-you-or-you-don-t-know-people-like/)

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> [Films really can change a conversation and change someone's thinking and perception, especially with people of color at the center. It rarely happens. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gina-prince-bythewood/films-really-can-change-a-conversation-and-change-someone-s-thinking/)

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> [I want my work to always be hopeful, in the end. You're giving me two hours, and, in Shots Fired's case, 10 hours of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gina-prince-bythewood/i-want-my-work-to-always-be-hopeful-in-the-end-you-re-giving-me-two/)

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