--- title: "18 Film Quotes By Gina Prince-Bythewood" description: "18 Film quotes by Gina Prince-Bythewood. Plus more from Gina Prince-Bythewood and more Film sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a31/gina-prince-bythewood-12054_cinema_in-film-school-i-knew-i-wanted-to-be-a-d_2701606.jpg" --- > [In film school, I knew I wanted to be a director, but I found out pretty damn quickly that nobody was just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gina-prince-bythewood/in-film-school-i-knew-i-wanted-to-be-a-director-but-i-found-out/) [Gina Prince-Bythewood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gina-prince-bythewood/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a31/gina-prince-bythewood-12054_cinema_in-film-school-i-knew-i-wanted-to-be-a-d_2701606.jpg) > [Movies have power. Power to impact society and the choices we make. I want to entertain, but I also want to say…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gina-prince-bythewood/movies-have-power-power-to-impact-society-and-the-choices-we-make-i/) [Gina Prince-Bythewood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gina-prince-bythewood/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8e2/gina-prince-bythewood-12054_also_movies-have-power-power-to-impact-societ_1266.jpg) > [ Be passionate about your \[movie\] material, because you're going to have to overcome a lot of "No's," and it's that passion that… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gina-prince-bythewood/be-passionate-about-your-movie-material-because-you-re-going-to-have/) [Gina Prince-Bythewood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gina-prince-bythewood/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4b0/gina-prince-bythewood-12054_fighting_be-passionate-about-your-movie-material_1079740.jpg) > [There's a great deal of women in film school. I was not the only woman in my class at UCLA. When I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gina-prince-bythewood/there-s-a-great-deal-of-women-in-film-school-i-was-not-the-only-woman/) [Gina Prince-Bythewood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gina-prince-bythewood/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/49d/gina-prince-bythewood-12054_class_there-s-a-great-deal-of-women-in-film-sc_2188356.jpg) > [There are a lot of aspects of filmmaking that I love, but one of my favorites is in post, finding the right…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gina-prince-bythewood/there-are-a-lot-of-aspects-of-filmmaking-that-i-love-but-one-of-my/) [Gina Prince-Bythewood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gina-prince-bythewood/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/88b/gina-prince-bythewood-12054_aspects_there-are-a-lot-of-aspects-of-filmmaking_297137.jpg) > ['Black film,' that term allows studios to just marginalize a movie and say, 'We've made our black film. We've made our film…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gina-prince-bythewood/black-film-that-term-allows-studios-to-just-marginalize-a-movie-and/) [Gina Prince-Bythewood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gina-prince-bythewood/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/150/gina-prince-bythewood-12054_black_black-film-that-term-allows-studios-to-j_1748702.jpg) > ['Beyond the Lights' was my fourth film. I gained a lot of knowledge, and I'm excited to share that with young filmmakers…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gina-prince-bythewood/beyond-the-lights-was-my-fourth-film-i-gained-a-lot-of-knowledge-and/) [Gina Prince-Bythewood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gina-prince-bythewood/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/10a/gina-prince-bythewood-12054_because_beyond-the-lights-was-my-fourth-film-i-g_1443435.jpg) > [As an audience member, if I go to a film, and I am watching two actors, and they're kissing, and it looks…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gina-prince-bythewood/as-an-audience-member-if-i-go-to-a-film-and-i-am-watching-two-actors/) [Gina Prince-Bythewood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gina-prince-bythewood/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/df2/gina-prince-bythewood-12054_actor_as-an-audience-member-if-i-go-to-a-film_2553825.jpg) > [I just remember when I came out of film school - and I loved film school - that the industry was such…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gina-prince-bythewood/i-just-remember-when-i-came-out-of-film-school-and-i-loved-film/) [Gina Prince-Bythewood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gina-prince-bythewood/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/235/gina-prince-bythewood-12054_break_i-just-remember-when-i-came-out-of-film_1003340.jpg) > [Talent has no gender. People are hiring young male directors right out of film school, off of a student film or off…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gina-prince-bythewood/talent-has-no-gender-people-are-hiring-young-male-directors-right-out/) [Gina Prince-Bythewood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gina-prince-bythewood/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/458/gina-prince-bythewood-12054_about_talent-has-no-gender-people-are-hiring-y_2332137.jpg) > ['Out of Sight' is one of my favorite films ever. Love Steven Soderbergh. 'Goodfellas' was a huge influence on me in terms…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gina-prince-bythewood/out-of-sight-is-one-of-my-favorite-films-ever-love-steven-soderbergh/) [Gina Prince-Bythewood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gina-prince-bythewood/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/711/gina-prince-bythewood-12054_actually_out-of-sight-is-one-of-my-favorite-films_3134044.jpg) > ['Beyond the Lights' took incredible fight to get made. Four years of writing and two years of overcoming 'no.' Every studio balked.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gina-prince-bythewood/beyond-the-lights-took-incredible-fight-to-get-made-four-years-of/) [Gina Prince-Bythewood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gina-prince-bythewood/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8f6/gina-prince-bythewood-12054_basketball_beyond-the-lights-took-incredible-fight_2319455.jpg) > [Oh my God, I love UCLA so much. Their film school is great because it's unstructured, so there's a freedom to fail…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gina-prince-bythewood/oh-my-god-i-love-ucla-so-much-their-film-school-is-great-because-it-s/) [Gina Prince-Bythewood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gina-prince-bythewood/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f0e/gina-prince-bythewood-12054_because_oh-my-god-i-love-ucla-so-much-their-film_2570969.jpg) > [If I get a note on my script or my films, what I say to a studio executive is that, 'You know,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gina-prince-bythewood/if-i-get-a-note-on-my-script-or-my-films-what-i-say-to-a-studio/) [Gina Prince-Bythewood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gina-prince-bythewood/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fe0/gina-prince-bythewood-12054_believe_if-i-get-a-note-on-my-script-or-my-films_1775291.jpg) > [My parents are amazing. When I said I wanted to go into film, they didn't understand it, but they were incredibly supportive.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gina-prince-bythewood/my-parents-are-amazing-when-i-said-i-wanted-to-go-into-film-they-didn/) [Gina Prince-Bythewood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gina-prince-bythewood/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b4b/gina-prince-bythewood-12054_bees_my-parents-are-amazing-when-i-said-i-wan_442871.jpg) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gina-prince-bythewood/i-thought-that-the-r-b-hip-hop-world-really-hasn-t-been-explored-on/) [Gina Prince-Bythewood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gina-prince-bythewood/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/10c/gina-prince-bythewood-12054_angry_i-thought-that-the-r-b-hip-hop-world-rea_2578917.jpg) > [I don't want people to go to a film of mine because they feel guilty, like, 'I have to support it because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gina-prince-bythewood/i-don-t-want-people-to-go-to-a-film-of-mine-because-they-feel-guilty/) [Gina Prince-Bythewood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gina-prince-bythewood/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/461/gina-prince-bythewood-12054_because_i-don-t-want-people-to-go-to-a-film-of-m_3001460.jpg) > [I love writing and directing because it's great therapy. Every project I've done, there's been a personal connection.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gina-prince-bythewood/i-love-writing-and-directing-because-it-s-great-therapy-every-project/) [Gina Prince-Bythewood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gina-prince-bythewood/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fe3/gina-prince-bythewood-12054_because_i-love-writing-and-directing-because-it_1625061.jpg) ## Other authors on Film - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b021/author-roger-ebert-80683.jpg) Roger Ebert 98 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/film/roger-ebert/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b024/author-werner-herzog-94806.jpg) Werner Herzog 92 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/film/werner-herzog/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b025/author-woody-allen-96336.jpg) Woody Allen 79 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/film/woody-allen/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-george-lucas-37823.jpg) George Lucas 79 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/film/george-lucas/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b019/author-peter-jackson-74887.jpg) Peter Jackson 71 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/film/peter-jackson/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b003/author-abbas-kiarostami-8765.jpg) Abbas Kiarostami 68 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/film/abbas-kiarostami/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b022/author-steven-spielberg-87547.jpg) Steven Spielberg 66 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/film/steven-spielberg/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b018/author-nicolas-winding-refn-71275.jpg) Nicolas Winding Refn 61 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/film/nicolas-winding-refn/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b007/author-clint-eastwood-24620.jpg) Clint Eastwood 61 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/film/clint-eastwood/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b006/author-christopher-nolan-23980.jpg) Christopher Nolan 61 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/film/christopher-nolan/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b007/author-david-lynch-27713.jpg) David Lynch 60 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/film/david-lynch/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b017/author-martin-scorsese-64785.jpg) Martin Scorsese 58 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/film/martin-scorsese/) ## 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/) [Gina Prince-Bythewood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gina-prince-bythewood/) > [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/) [Gina Prince-Bythewood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gina-prince-bythewood/) > [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/) [Gina Prince-Bythewood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gina-prince-bythewood/) > [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/) [Gina Prince-Bythewood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gina-prince-bythewood/) > [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/) [Gina Prince-Bythewood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gina-prince-bythewood/) > [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/) [Gina Prince-Bythewood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gina-prince-bythewood/) > [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/) [Gina Prince-Bythewood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gina-prince-bythewood/) > [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/) [Gina Prince-Bythewood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gina-prince-bythewood/) > [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/) [Gina Prince-Bythewood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gina-prince-bythewood/) > [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/) [Gina Prince-Bythewood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gina-prince-bythewood/) > [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/) [Gina Prince-Bythewood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gina-prince-bythewood/) > [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/) [Gina Prince-Bythewood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gina-prince-bythewood/) > [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/) [Gina Prince-Bythewood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gina-prince-bythewood/) > [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/) [Gina Prince-Bythewood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gina-prince-bythewood/) > [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/) [Gina Prince-Bythewood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gina-prince-bythewood/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/film/gina-prince-bythewood/#itemlist", "name": "18 Film Quotes By Gina Prince-Bythewood", "numberOfItems": 18, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "In film school, I knew I wanted to be a director, but I found out pretty damn quickly that nobody was just going to hand me a script to direct.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Gina Prince-Bythewood" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gina-prince-bythewood/in-film-school-i-knew-i-wanted-to-be-a-director-but-i-found-out/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a31/gina-prince-bythewood-12054_cinema_in-film-school-i-knew-i-wanted-to-be-a-d_2701606.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a31/gina-prince-bythewood-12054_cinema_in-film-school-i-knew-i-wanted-to-be-a-d_2701606.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a31/gina-prince-bythewood-12054_cinema_in-film-school-i-knew-i-wanted-to-be-a-d_2701606.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“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", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Movies have power. 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