With 'Love & Basketball,' I played ball my whole life and did track at UCLA. So, I'm an athlete. And it was very important for me to get it right. I started with casting: As an athlete, there's nothing worse… — Gina Prince-Bythewood Copy Share Image
My parents put me in sports when I was 5 years old, and they put my sisters in sports. So that's what I grew up with, that mentality: "It's OK to want to be the best. Aggression is good." You… — 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
