I remember sitting in the theater watching 'Bridesmaids,' and I'm doubled over laughing, and then I'm crying in the same movie. It's… — 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… — Gina Prince-Bythewood Copy Share Image
On my set, people have to respect the actor's process. I totally respect what actors do. I give them whatever time they… — Gina Prince-Bythewood Copy Share Image
I was adopted by a Salvadorian mother and a white father. Growing up having complete identity crisis. Then my search for my… — Gina Prince-Bythewood Copy Share Image
I love movies. And I dig a great love story: the kind that wrecks me, then builds me back up and leaves… — 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… — Gina Prince-Bythewood Copy Share Image
Twitter and social media have so changed the game for filmmakers, but especially for artists. It shrinks the world and gives chance… — 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
'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
When 'The Cosby Show' came out, and everyone was up in arms about 'The Cosby Show' and that it was reflecting a… — 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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… — Gina Prince-Bythewood Copy Share
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… — Gina Prince-Bythewood Copy Share
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… — Gina Prince-Bythewood Copy Share
