My husband and I are writers, and I wish I could write faster. There are not a lot of movies made with black actors in mind. Gina Prince-Bythewood Read Quote
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 area. So I never looked around and saw anyone who looked like me. Gina Prince-Bythewood Read Quote
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 the overwhelming feeling, as I’m looking up and seeing these women, and I’m realizing how rare it is to see that. Gina Prince-Bythewood Read Quote
Some of my favorite films are musicals, like ‘Walk the Line,’ ‘The Rose’ and ‘Lady Sings the Blues.’ I just love the way the music and the story fuel each other. Gina Prince-Bythewood Read Quote
The thing is I write to music, so every script I have has its own playlist. Music just opens me up to the emotions that I’m writing. It’s just a pretty cool thing. Gina Prince-Bythewood Read Quote
Improv is a very big thing for me. The thing with actors is I do not understand at all how they do what they do. I’m fascinated by it, and I have such a respect for it. Gina Prince-Bythewood Read Quote
Oh my God, I love UCLA so much. Their film school is great because it’s unstructured, so there’s a freedom to fail in there and just tell your story, and everybody makes a film. 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. Gina Prince-Bythewood Read Quote
I was adopted by a Salvadorian mother and a white father. Growing up having complete identity crisis. Then my search for my mother and trying to find out why I was given up, and how could a mother give up a child, then finding out the circumstances of my birth was pretty traumatizing. Gina Prince-Bythewood Read Quote
I love writing and directing because it’s great therapy. Every project I’ve done, there’s been a personal connection. Gina Prince-Bythewood Read Quote
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 think it’s important for both the community but also the world to see people of color in all genres, especially love stories. Gina Prince-Bythewood Read Quote
