My parents are amazing. When I said I wanted to go into film, they didn't understand it, but they were incredibly supportive.… — Gina Prince-Bythewood Copy Share Image
I just remember when I came out of film school - and I loved film school - that the industry was such… — Gina Prince-Bythewood Copy Share Image
'Beyond the Lights' was my fourth film. I gained a lot of knowledge, and I'm excited to share that with young filmmakers… — Gina Prince-Bythewood Copy Share Image
'Black film,' that term allows studios to just marginalize a movie and say, 'We've made our black film. We've made our film… — Gina Prince-Bythewood Copy Share Image
If I get a note on my script or my films, what I say to a studio executive is that, 'You know,… — Gina Prince-Bythewood Copy Share Image
There's a great deal of women in film school. I was not the only woman in my class at UCLA. When I… — Gina Prince-Bythewood Copy Share Image
'Beyond the Lights' took incredible fight to get made. Four years of writing and two years of overcoming 'no.' Every studio balked.… — Gina Prince-Bythewood Copy Share Image
Talent has no gender. People are hiring young male directors right out of film school, off of a student film or off… — Gina Prince-Bythewood Copy Share Image
As an audience member, if I go to a film, and I am watching two actors, and they're kissing, and it looks… — Gina Prince-Bythewood Copy Share Image
Oh my God, I love UCLA so much. Their film school is great because it's unstructured, so there's a freedom to fail… — Gina Prince-Bythewood Copy Share Image
I thought that the R&B / Hip-Hop world really hasn't been explored on film and there's some issues that we're going through… — Gina Prince-Bythewood Copy Share Image
In film school, I knew I wanted to be a director, but I found out pretty damn quickly that nobody was just… — Gina Prince-Bythewood Copy Share Image
I don't want people to go to a film of mine because they feel guilty, like, 'I have to support it because… — Gina Prince-Bythewood Copy Share Image
'Out of Sight' is one of my favorite films ever. Love Steven Soderbergh. 'Goodfellas' was a huge influence on me in terms… — Gina Prince-Bythewood Copy Share Image
Movies have power. Power to impact society and the choices we make. I want to entertain, but I also want to say something to… — Gina Prince-Bythewood Copy Share Image
The thing is I write to music, so every script I have has its own playlist. Music just opens me up to the emotions… — Gina Prince-Bythewood Copy Share Image
We think of Shots Fired as almost an autopsy of Ferguson that shows the events from every street in the house. And, in dealing… — Gina Prince-Bythewood Copy Share Image
Some of my favorite films are musicals, like 'Walk the Line,' 'The Rose' and 'Lady Sings the Blues.' I just love the way the… — Gina Prince-Bythewood Copy Share Image
There are a lot of aspects of filmmaking that I love, but one of my favorites is in post, finding the right song for… — Gina Prince-Bythewood Copy Share Image
Sports also teaches you that it's about the team, and the better your teammates are, the better they make you. — Gina Prince-Bythewood Copy Share Image
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… — Gina Prince-Bythewood Copy Share Image
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.… — Gina Prince-Bythewood Copy Share Image
There are so many romantic comedies made, but very few dramas or love stories. And with a love story, you have to take time… — Gina Prince-Bythewood Copy Share Image
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… — Gina Prince-Bythewood Copy Share Image
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… — Gina Prince-Bythewood Copy Share Image
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… — Gina Prince-Bythewood Copy Share Image
