--- title: "13 People Quotes By Gina Prince-Bythewood" description: "13 People quotes by Gina Prince-Bythewood. Plus more from Gina Prince-Bythewood and more People sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/36f/gina-prince-bythewood-12054_actor_on-my-set-people-have-to-respect-the-act_1174159.jpg" --- > [On my set, people have to respect the actor's process. I totally respect what actors do. I give them whatever time they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gina-prince-bythewood/on-my-set-people-have-to-respect-the-actor-s-process-i-totally/) [Gina Prince-Bythewood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gina-prince-bythewood/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/36f/gina-prince-bythewood-12054_actor_on-my-set-people-have-to-respect-the-act_1174159.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) > [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) > [I was adopted by two amazing people: a Salvadoran mother and a white father who were incredibly supportive of me and my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gina-prince-bythewood/i-was-adopted-by-two-amazing-people-a-salvadoran-mother-and-a-white/) [Gina Prince-Bythewood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gina-prince-bythewood/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fac/gina-prince-bythewood-12054_adopted_i-was-adopted-by-two-amazing-people-a-sa_2196394.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) > ['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) > [I'm very shy. But as a director and especially a female director, absolutely: How I used to walk on the court is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gina-prince-bythewood/i-m-very-shy-but-as-a-director-and-especially-a-female-director/) [Gina Prince-Bythewood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gina-prince-bythewood/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6a0/gina-prince-bythewood-12054_controlling_i-m-very-shy-but-as-a-director-and-espec_3011746.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) > [Even if someone doesn't look like you or you don't know people like this in your real life, you get to know…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/549/gina-prince-bythewood-12054_change_even-if-someone-doesn-t-look-like-you-or_727117.jpg) > [Growing up the way I did, it was tough being one of only a few black people in the town and in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gina-prince-bythewood/growing-up-the-way-i-did-it-was-tough-being-one-of-only-a-few-black/) [Gina Prince-Bythewood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gina-prince-bythewood/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/03b/gina-prince-bythewood-12054_black_growing-up-the-way-i-did-it-was-tough-be_2378891.jpg) > [People often ask me if I feel discriminated against as a black female director. I don't. I'm actually offered a ton of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gina-prince-bythewood/people-often-ask-me-if-i-feel-discriminated-against-as-a-black-female/) [Gina Prince-Bythewood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gina-prince-bythewood/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/704/gina-prince-bythewood-12054_ask-me_people-often-ask-me-if-i-feel-discrimina_993592.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) > [When killings of black by policeman happen, there's the victim, there's the family, there are the police, there are the politicians, and…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/afc/gina-prince-bythewood-12054_affected_when-killings-of-black-by-policeman-happ_333058.jpg) ## Other authors on People - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b022/author-sunday-adelaja-87912.jpg) Sunday Adelaja 856 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people/sunday-adelaja/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b021/author-rush-limbaugh-81741.jpg) Rush Limbaugh 843 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people/rush-limbaugh/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b008/author-donald-trump-30060.jpg) Donald Trump 724 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people/donald-trump/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-barack-obama-16275.jpg) Barack Obama 624 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people/barack-obama/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-frederick-lenz-36205.jpg) Frederick Lenz 488 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people/frederick-lenz/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b011/author-hillary-clinton-42043.jpg) Hillary Clinton 367 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people/hillary-clinton/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-george-w-bush-38036.jpg) George W. 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Maxwell 249 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people/john-c-maxwell/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b023/author-terry-pratchett-89528.jpg) Terry Pratchett 244 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people/terry-pratchett/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-bill-gates-17911.jpg) Bill Gates 223 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people/bill-gates/) ## 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/people/gina-prince-bythewood/#itemlist", "name": "13 People Quotes By Gina Prince-Bythewood", "numberOfItems": 13, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "On my set, people have to respect the actor's process. I totally respect what actors do. 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Love Steven Soderbergh. 'Goodfellas' was a huge influence on me in terms of the use of camera. 'Black Orpheus,' a beautiful love story that very few people actually have seen, and that was an influence on 'Beyond the Lights,' too, in terms of the look of the film.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Gina Prince-Bythewood" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gina-prince-bythewood/out-of-sight-is-one-of-my-favorite-films-ever-love-steven-soderbergh/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/711/gina-prince-bythewood-12054_actually_out-of-sight-is-one-of-my-favorite-films_3134044.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/711/gina-prince-bythewood-12054_actually_out-of-sight-is-one-of-my-favorite-films_3134044.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/711/gina-prince-bythewood-12054_actually_out-of-sight-is-one-of-my-favorite-films_3134044.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“'Out of Sight' is one of my favorite films ever. Love Steven Soderbergh. 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