--- title: "13 Love Quotes By Gina Prince-Bythewood" description: "13 Love quotes by Gina Prince-Bythewood. Plus more from Gina Prince-Bythewood and more Love sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/798/gina-prince-bythewood-12054_basketball_with-love-and-basketball-every-studio-tu_865979.jpg" --- > [With 'Love And Basketball,' every studio turned it down.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gina-prince-bythewood/with-love-and-basketball-every-studio-turned-it-down/) [Gina Prince-Bythewood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gina-prince-bythewood/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/798/gina-prince-bythewood-12054_basketball_with-love-and-basketball-every-studio-tu_865979.jpg) > [I want us to have it all, love and career. It's a struggle sometime to achieve that, but I love the struggle.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gina-prince-bythewood/i-want-us-to-have-it-all-love-and-career-it-s-a-struggle-sometime-to/) [Gina Prince-Bythewood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gina-prince-bythewood/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e7e/gina-prince-bythewood-12054_achieve_i-want-us-to-have-it-all-love-and-career_1027372.jpg) > [There are so many romantic comedies made, but very few dramas or love stories. And with a love story, you have to…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c32/gina-prince-bythewood-12054_characters_there-are-so-many-romantic-comedies-made_412184.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) > [Some of my favorite films are musicals, like 'Walk the Line,' 'The Rose' and 'Lady Sings the Blues.' I just love 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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/941/gina-prince-bythewood-12054_blues_some-of-my-favorite-films-are-musicals-l_290652.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) > [I love movies. And I dig a great love story: the kind that wrecks me, then builds me back up and leaves…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gina-prince-bythewood/i-love-movies-and-i-dig-a-great-love-story-the-kind-that-wrecks-me/) [Gina Prince-Bythewood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gina-prince-bythewood/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2a3/gina-prince-bythewood-12054_back_i-love-movies-and-i-dig-a-great-love-sto_2272577.jpg) > [Films really can change a conversation and change someone's thinking and perception, especially with people of color at the center. It rarely…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0b5/gina-prince-bythewood-12054_also_films-really-can-change-a-conversation-a_758621.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) > [With 'Love & Basketball,' I played ball my whole life and did track at UCLA. So, I'm an athlete. And it was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gina-prince-bythewood/with-love-basketball-i-played-ball-my-whole-life-and-did-track-at/) [Gina Prince-Bythewood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gina-prince-bythewood/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c6b/gina-prince-bythewood-12054_athlete_with-love-basketball-i-played-ball-my-wh_1968598.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) > [There is a perception within our community and the world that black people don't love each other. That we don't fight for…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b8c/gina-prince-bythewood-12054_black_there-is-a-perception-within-our-communi_397503.jpg) ## Other authors on Love - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b024/author-william-shakespeare-95899.jpg) William Shakespeare 897 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/love/william-shakespeare/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b001/author-ritu-ghatourey-5.jpg) Ritu Ghatourey 883 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/love/ritu-ghatourey/) - [Jarod Kintz 743 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/love/jarod-kintz/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b019/author-paulo-coelho-74345.jpg) Paulo Coelho 609 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/love/paulo-coelho/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b021/author-rumi-81702.jpg) Rumi 547 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/love/rumi/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b022/author-sunday-adelaja-87912.jpg) Sunday Adelaja 481 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/love/sunday-adelaja/) - [Ralph Waldo Emerson 423 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/love/ralph-waldo-emerson/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b001/author-nishan-panwar-14.jpg) Nishan Panwar 409 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/love/nishan-panwar/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b006/author-cassandra-clare-21529.jpg) Cassandra Clare 396 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/love/cassandra-clare/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b001/author-anurag-prakash-ray-38.jpg) Anurag Prakash Ray 372 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/love/anurag-prakash-ray/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b020/author-rajneesh-77002.jpg) Rajneesh 368 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/love/rajneesh/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b018/author-mother-teresa-69278.jpg) Mother Teresa 306 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/love/mother-teresa/) ## 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/love/gina-prince-bythewood/#itemlist", "name": "13 Love Quotes By Gina Prince-Bythewood", "numberOfItems": 13, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "With 'Love And Basketball,' every studio turned it down.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Gina Prince-Bythewood" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gina-prince-bythewood/with-love-and-basketball-every-studio-turned-it-down/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/798/gina-prince-bythewood-12054_basketball_with-love-and-basketball-every-studio-tu_865979.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/798/gina-prince-bythewood-12054_basketball_with-love-and-basketball-every-studio-tu_865979.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/798/gina-prince-bythewood-12054_basketball_with-love-and-basketball-every-studio-tu_865979.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“With 'Love And Basketball,' every studio turned it down.” — Gina Prince-Bythewood", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I want us to have it all, love and career. 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Love Steven Soderbergh. 'Goodfellas' was a huge influence on me in terms of the use of camera. 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And it was…” — Gina Prince-Bythewood", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 11, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "'Beyond the Lights' took incredible fight to get made. Four years of writing and two years of overcoming 'no.' Every studio balked. Twice. But I kept fighting. What gave me the courage was 'Love & Basketball.' Every studio turned down that film, too. But I never gave up because I believed in it with my whole heart and soul.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Gina Prince-Bythewood" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gina-prince-bythewood/beyond-the-lights-took-incredible-fight-to-get-made-four-years-of/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8f6/gina-prince-bythewood-12054_basketball_beyond-the-lights-took-incredible-fight_2319455.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8f6/gina-prince-bythewood-12054_basketball_beyond-the-lights-took-incredible-fight_2319455.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8f6/gina-prince-bythewood-12054_basketball_beyond-the-lights-took-incredible-fight_2319455.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“'Beyond the Lights' took incredible fight to get made. 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It's so important to have that freedom in film school because that's what you're there for: to learn and make a film.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Gina Prince-Bythewood" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gina-prince-bythewood/oh-my-god-i-love-ucla-so-much-their-film-school-is-great-because-it-s/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f0e/gina-prince-bythewood-12054_because_oh-my-god-i-love-ucla-so-much-their-film_2570969.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f0e/gina-prince-bythewood-12054_because_oh-my-god-i-love-ucla-so-much-their-film_2570969.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f0e/gina-prince-bythewood-12054_because_oh-my-god-i-love-ucla-so-much-their-film_2570969.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Oh my God, I love UCLA so much. 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