Gina Prince-Bythewood quote: "I love movies. And I dig a great love story: the kind that wrecks me, then builds me back up and leaves me inspired. I write what I want to see."

I hate to fly. I'm deathly afraid of it.
GINA PRINCE-BYTHEWOOD

'Black film,' that term allows studios to just marginalize a movie and say, 'We've m...
GINA PRINCE-BYTHEWOOD

Films really can change a conversation and change someone's thinking and perception, especially ...
GINA PRINCE-BYTHEWOOD

There are a lot of aspects of filmmaking that I love, but one of my favorites is in post, finding th...
GINA PRINCE-BYTHEWOOD

I write to music, and Nina Simone is always on my playlist to write to. I mean, she's inspiring....
GINA PRINCE-BYTHEWOOD

'Beyond the Lights' was my fourth film. I gained a lot of knowledge, and I'm excited to ...
GINA PRINCE-BYTHEWOOD

'Out of Sight' is one of my favorite films ever. Love Steven Soderbergh. 'Goodfellas'...
GINA PRINCE-BYTHEWOOD

There's a great deal of women in film school. I was not the only woman in my class at UCLA. When...
GINA PRINCE-BYTHEWOOD

Twitter and social media have so changed the game for filmmakers, but especially for artists. It shr...
GINA PRINCE-BYTHEWOOD

If you look in the Bible there's no birthdays.
PRINCE

Being a Jehovah's Witness, I don't celebrate birthdays or holidays. I don't vote.
PRINCE

YouTube is the hippest network, and they abuse copyright right and left.
PRINCE

There's a dark side to everything.
PRINCE

I like constructive criticism from smart people.
PRINCE

Sometimes ideas are coming so fast that I have to stop doing one song to get another. But I don'...
PRINCE

I think you'll always be able to do what your ear tells you.
PRINCE

So much has been written about me, and people don't know what's right and what's wrong. ...
PRINCE

I don't see why I should give my new music to iTunes or anyone else. They won't pay me an ad...
PRINCE

The gatekeepers must change.
PRINCE

I don't talk to old people; they try to find ways to stay static. Young folks are the ones with ...
PRINCE

My hair is capable of doing a lot of different things.
PRINCE

If you lend your consciousness to someone else, you're a robot.
PRINCE

Time is a mind construct. It's not real.
PRINCE

Despite everything, no one can dictate who you are to other people.
PRINCE

When I first started out in this music industry, I was most concerned with freedom. Freedom to produ...
PRINCE

People say I'm wearing heels because I'm short. I wear heels because the women like 'em.
PRINCE

Instead of hate, celebrate.
PRINCE

Art is about building a new foundation, not just laying something on top of what's already there...
PRINCE

A strong spirit transcends rules.
PRINCE

Too much freedom can lead to the soul's decay.
PRINCE

No one can come and claim ownership of my work. I am the creator of it, and it lives within me.
PRINCE

I've always understood the two to be intertwined: sexuality and spirituality. That never changed...
PRINCE

Hip-hop is very diverse, but if you only focus on one aspect of it, then what you get is this image ...
PRINCE

I became merely a pawn used to produce more money for Warner Bros.
PRINCE

Young people have decided they like to listen to music in a certain way, through ear buds, and that&...
PRINCE

Hard to say what's right when all I wanna do is wrong.
PRINCE

Can you imagine what I would do if I could do all I can?
PRINCE

Like books and black lives, albums still matter.
PRINCE

All these non-singing, non-dancing, wish-I-had-me-some-clothes fools who tell me my albums suck. Why...
PRINCE

Music is real. It affects people; it's real.
PRINCE

I have friends that are gay, and we study the Bible together.
PRINCE

To create something from nothing is one of the greatest feelings, and I would - I don't know, I ...
PRINCE

Music is music, ultimately. If it makes you feel good, cool.
PRINCE

Every day I feel is a blessing from God. And I consider it a new beginning. Yeah, everything is beau...
PRINCE

Doing a residency in any particular city requires a large repertoire to ensure repeat business.
PRINCE

When it comes to the video channels and the programs, the radio stations, the music is geared toward...
PRINCE

Anyway, all these computers and digital gadgets are no good. They just fill your head with numbers a...
PRINCE

People speculate on your personal life all the time anyway. So I just think it's important to ke...
PRINCE

I'm thankful enough or blessed enough to be able to say that Miles Davis was a friend when he wa...
PRINCE

I really believe in finding new ways to distribute my music.
PRINCE

Contrary to what a lot of people think, I haven't been domesticated.
PRINCE

'When Doves Cry' came out - it sounded like nothing that was on the radio. 'Let's Go...
PRINCE

'Billboard' needs to tell the truth, shake things up.
PRINCE

I pushed the envelope as far as it needed to be pushed, and now it's on the floor, and people se...
PRINCE

I'm not entangled in a bunch of lawsuits and a web that I can't get out of. I can hold my he...
PRINCE

Every year, they ask me to play the Grammys.
PRINCE

I learned from Jehovah's Witnesses that a fatalistic view is counterproductive.
PRINCE

I'm a Jehovah's Witness.
PRINCE

When everyone recognizes Jehovah's name, then everyone will be happy because everyone will know ...
PRINCE

The music industry is a matrix that is counter to what is natural and right.
PRINCE

There's this thing called compulsory licensing law that allows artists through the record compan...
PRINCE

It might be a shock to see me, but that's no reason for people to act crazy, and it doesn't ...
PRINCE

The key to longevity is to learn every aspect of music that you can.
PRINCE

I learned from Jimi Hendrix. They all wanted him to do the tricks, and at the end of his career, he ...
PRINCE

You can't understand the words of Cocteau Twins songs, but their harmonies put you in a dreamlik...
PRINCE

When you sit down to write something, there should be no guidelines. The main idea is not supposed t...
PRINCE

You can always tell when the groove is working or not.
PRINCE

When I found out that there was eight Presidents before George Washington, I wanted to smack somebod...
PRINCE

I'm real easy-going.
PRINCE

At one time, MTV was hip and suddenly it became outdated.
PRINCE

Prophecy is what we all have to go by now.
PRINCE

I do pay performance royalties on others' songs I perform live, but I'm not recording these ...
PRINCE

Any business situation is restrictive.
PRINCE

My father left his piano at the house when he left, and I wasn't allowed to play it when he was ...
PRINCE

Record contracts are just like - I'm gonna say the word - slavery. I would tell any young artist...
PRINCE

You don't need a record company to turn you into anything.
PRINCE

People don't understand real musicians anymore. Jack White is great - he's the real thing - ...
PRINCE

The Bible is a study guide for social interaction.
PRINCE

What's missing from pop music is danger.
PRINCE

But life is just a party, and parties weren't meant to last.
PRINCE

I've been told I'm a workaholic.
GINA RAIMONDO

I know I don't look like the skinny slender model. I know I look a little different but people l...
GINA CARANO

I love that, even after jumping through hoops forever, I can still get that buzz, that hook. That...
GINA MCKEE

Not surprisingly, there is a cultural divide between American and British actors regarding the self-...
GINA BELLMAN

My knowledge of video games ends with Nintendo 'Mario Bros.'
GINA CARANO

Be aware that young people have to be able to make their own mistakes and that times change.
GINA SHAPIRA

As your training integrates Mind, Body and Spirit, enjoy the process. Your journey to the marathon f...
GINA GREENLEE

How about "diamonds are a girl's best friends"? Nope. It should be switched around and pointed out, ...
GINA BARRECA

I've been very lucky; God has done amazing things for me.
GINA RODRIGUEZ

Programs like ACE's Bootstrap Summer Camp teach our kids important computer coding skills that w...
GINA RAIMONDO

I love those connections that make this big old world feel like a little village.
GINA BELLMAN

I did the cover of Cigar Aficionado, so I'm supposed to talk about loving cigars. I've smoke...
GINA GERSHON

Like love, breakfast is best when made at home.
GINA BARRECA

Before I was State Treasurer, my Rhode Island business helped create over 1,000 jobs, including here...
GINA RAIMONDO

Every morning, my dad would have me looking in the mirror and repeat, 'Today is going to be a gr...
GINA RODRIGUEZ

Acting is how I'll be able to change how Latinos are viewed in media and change how little girls...
GINA RODRIGUEZ

Sometimes things can take a very long time and still not be very good. It took us all of evolutionar...
GINA BARRECA

Every patient tends to bury the most important story inside some other story, just the way new write...
GINA BARRECA

My mother thinks Mick Jagger is a foreign car.
GINA BARRECA

From age 16 to age 20, a woman's body is a temple. From 21 to 45, it's an amusement park. Fr...
GINA BARRECA

For many of us, our proms were less Walt Disney's 'Cinderella' and more Stephen King'...
GINA BARRECA

My cat is older than many fashion models. I won't even discuss the fact that she also weighs mor...
GINA BARRECA

Women feel like we're fat if we can't wear the clothes we wore in high school. Men, in contr...
GINA BARRECA

Here's something women need to stop doing to other women: We need to stop asking each other to l...
GINA BARRECA

If you believe that your best years are behind you, you've guaranteed they are; I'm going to...
GINA BARRECA

My longing to improve my looks via The Body Shop is being replaced by my longing to improve my looks...
GINA BARRECA

I passed my classes because I displayed effort, not because I learned math. But how can we help youn...
GINA BARRECA

Almost 30 years ago, I started seeking help from a counselor with a master's of social work in N...
GINA BARRECA

I'm pretty much done with mindfulness. I'm just going to start paying attention.
GINA BARRECA

I see taking care of my emotional and mental health in the same way that I see taking care of a garm...
GINA BARRECA

The '60s had edge; the '70s had embroidery.
GINA BARRECA

Once we hit forty, women only have about four taste buds left: one for vodka, one for wine, one for ...
GINA BARRECA

Two things I do for maintenance: I get a manicure once a month, and I see my therapist about every s...
GINA BARRECA

I regard other women as my community, not my competition.
GINA BARRECA

If you know you can do it - if you can already chart every day in your future - then why bother? Cho...
GINA BARRECA

Recognizing your talents doesn't mean believing they're limitless. Accepting your strengths ...
GINA BARRECA

Laughing together is as close as you can get to a hug without touching.
GINA BARRECA

We should learn to take genuine pride in a job well done and not expect praise for one simply carrie...
GINA BARRECA

On 'American Gladiators,' I got to pummel a lot of people off a pyramid with a giant Q-tip. ...
GINA CARANO

What makes characters real are details, and if you're crafting a person from scratch, you're...
GINA RODRIGUEZ

My favorite part of a roller-coaster ride is when you're going up and you're slightly scared...
GINA GERSHON

I'm involved in Project ALS which is trying to get money for stem cell research. That's one ...
GINA GERSHON

My mother always said I should have a back-up profession if the acting doesn't work out.
GINA BELLMAN

It's not that diamonds are a girl's best friend, but it's your best friends who are your...
GINA BARRECA

Birthdays are a reward for having shown up 365 days in a row. It's like getting a badge for atte...
GINA BARRECA

There is no monopoly on becoming a millionaire. If you're jealous of those with more money, don&...
GINA RINEHART

Don't ignore big problems, and don't try to pretend that problems are smaller than they are.
GINA RAIMONDO

[...] Essence simply enjoys and commits attention and love to whatever is. In fact, committing atten...
GINA LAKE

What a surprise it is to discover that you have never needed to strive to survive and be happy after...
GINA LAKE

To get the most out of the relationship you are in, it won't be helpful to listen to the ego's stori...
GINA LAKE

A lot of things are inherent in life -change, birth, death, aging, illness, accidents, calamities, a...
GINA LAKE

I don't mind answering any questions, because I'm not just a fighter. I'm a lot more tha...
GINA CARANO

Well you know, I have the utmost respect for people like Angelina Jolie and Zoe Saldana in 'Colo...
GINA CARANO

I started elocution lessons because I was being teased, and I had a brilliant drama teacher. At the ...
GINA BELLMAN

The difference between a dream and a goal is a deadline.
GINA RAIMONDO

It's always fun messing around with costumes and stuff. You know there is an element of acting t...
GINA BELLMAN

I do not devalue the role of a maid or nanny, or the stereotypical roles that some members of our fa...
GINA RODRIGUEZ

Some days after, the girl encountered her again, in a dream, as she was years ago: a very slender yo...
GINA BERRIAULT

I love disagreements. I love the democratic process. If I'm in a room where everybody agrees, I ...
GINA MCCARTHY

This industry is all about work, and just because Sundance exposed me to the world, it is my job to ...
GINA RODRIGUEZ

I try to keep in mind that it's a long journey. It's not a race. It's about staying focu...
GINA RODRIGUEZ

I love giving gifts and I love receiving them. I really like giving little kids extravagant gifts. Y...
GINA GERSHON

The EPA's greenhouse gas regulations, along with a host of other onerous regulations, are unnece...
GINA MCCARTHY

Proponents of efficiency standards argue that they save consumers and businesses money, reduce energ...
GINA MCCARTHY

I learned a lot from Ana Ortiz, who plays my sister in 'Sleeping with the Fishes'.
GINA RODRIGUEZ

I felt very vulnerable after 'Sleeping with the Fishes'; I gained weight for the role. I fel...
GINA RODRIGUEZ

When I had the wonderful occasion to play a goofball, Jane, in 'Coupling,' it was definitely...
GINA BELLMAN

I've specifically decided to say no to projects that weren't advancing Latinos, that weren&#...
GINA RODRIGUEZ

A distant cousin sent me some genealogy report on my father's side, and it's sort of what I ...
GINA MCKEE

I have never met a geologist or leading scientist who believes adding more carbon dioxide to the atm...
GINA RINEHART

I think the Founding Fathers probably knew what they were doing in setting up the government to have...
GINA RAIMONDO

Lex was about to ask what in the dickens that was supposed to mean, but then Uncle Mort nodded at Wi...
GINA DAMICO

Uncle Mort glanced at Pandora, then back at the Juniors. "Okay, kids. Brace yourselves. And try not ...
GINA DAMICO

Off flew his shirt, which landed on an outstretched arm of the ceiling fan. 'Beats me. God, is there...
GINA DAMICO

Ferbus assumed a hyperventilating position, his hands on his knees. 'Oh no,' Skyla said, concern spl...
GINA DAMICO

The next time someone tries to make you feel bad about feeling good,
respond by continuing to l...
GINA GREENLEE

Life lessons are not journeys traveled in straight lines but are crossroads
formed years and mi...
GINA GREENLEE

We?ll tell Islander East that the Long Island Sound is not the Wild West, ... The costs for the stat...
GINA MCCARTHY

You can never have too many books or too many hugs.
GINA HOUSE

A craving for company can yield the surprising discovery that the companionship we yearn for is with...
GINA GREENLEE

You don’t have to spend a lot of money to feel like a million. A good night’s sleep, a quiet wal...
GINA GREENLEE

Last year, celebrities were all wearing strapless, and that trickled down to the prom market.
GINA KELLY

A lot of people enjoyed the film 'Haywire' and a lot of people have mixed feelings on it but...
GINA CARANO

Never underestimate the lingering effects of a dash of spontaneous comfort.
GINA GREENLEE

In short, immaturity is spoiled. And what is spoiled doesn’t ripen. It goes bad early, gets bitter...
GINA BARRECA

The evidence is inarguable that Australia is becoming too expensive and too uncompetitive to do expo...
GINA RINEHART

All these horror movies are slasher film now. I like them, they're fun, but they wink at the aud...
GINA PHILIPS

In many cases, Rhode Island is just not on the radar of a lot of companies. But once companies or pe...
GINA RAIMONDO

From Marilyn Monroe to Madonna, that says it all.
GINA BROOKE

We became aware of some of the erroneous classification, and as soon as we did, we moved to correct ...
GINA PROIA

'Serenity' is a continuation of where we left off. It's a continuation of the 'Firefly' stories,
GINA TORRES

Avoid the temptation to force a moment so you won’t miss the one with your name on it.
GINA GREENLEE

When you allow people in your life to cut corners; you end up building walls. And when you build up ...
GINA JAMMAL

Islander East insists on a pipeline route that travels through some of the most precious and fragile...
GINA MCCARTHY

The moment your imagination strikes; picture it, write it, draw it, create it and master it.
GINA JAMMAL

Back then if you gave a mouse a cookie, he would ask you for a glass of milk. Nowadays if you give a...
GINA JAMMAL

How irresistibly difficult it is to crave in something you can not indulge in deeply.
GINA JAMMAL

Moments in life are like pieces of fine chocolates in a box. Once you indulge in one piece, you will...
GINA JAMMAL

If his heart is ever taken by the blade and you feel his absence in the depths of your soul; within ...
GINA JAMMAL

When you are more receptive, your intuition is more intense.
GINA JAMMAL

That moment when your heart falls into pieces, not because he broke it but because you fell to piece...
GINA JAMMAL

Liz is more of strikeout pitcher, so when she pitches it gets kind of boring out there because she s...
GINA RANGO

She had a huge bump, but she wasn't sure what hit her. It swelled up when she was out there. She did...
GINA NOLAN

And just like ones heart; the rage in the storm broke.
GINA JAMMAL

The outsized decline in starts in November is a bit confusing given the steady and elevated pace of ...
GINA MARTIN

If you were determined to get enjoyment out of every moment, you would learn to do whatever it took....
GINA LAKE

Try giving up all the thoughts that make you feel bad, or even just some of them, and see how doing ...
GINA LAKE

We lost hundreds of thousands of packages overnight. We anticipate that trend would continue without...
GINA ELLRICH

To slur “feminism” into “humanism” is to usurp women’s voices once again, to make the sing...
GINA BARRECA

The county can hire any registered engineer to conduct a speed survey. There many companies througho...
GINA BUSSCHER

When we give freely, we feel full and complete; when we withhold, we feel small, petty, impotent, an...
GINA LAKE

We are not seeing any drive diversion currently, and we are continuing to see our customers in Cinci...
GINA LAUGHLIN

When true happiness shows up, the ego is bored with it: It's too plain, too ordinary, and it doesn't...
GINA LAKE

Only two teams finish the season with a win -- the team that wins the state title and the third-plac...
GINA NOLAN

Cultivate the art of maximizing serendipitous opportunities.
GINA GREENLEE

It's basically a morality tale. It's all about morals and values. It just happens to be done topless...
GINA GERSHON

I like coming here when my friends are here.
GINA GERSHON

One channel is the Stress Channel and the other is the Peace Channel. We really do have a choice abo...
GINA LAKE

Who you know only gets you in the door; what you know gets you the keys to the house.
GINA GREENLEE

Being an actress wasn't realistic. I knew that I was going to have to do it in a way that would ...
GINA RODRIGUEZ

I love movies. And I dig a great love story: the kind that wrecks me, then builds me back up and leaves me inspired. I write what I want to see.

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I love movies. And I dig a great love story: the kind that wrecks me, then builds me back up and leaves me inspired. I write what I want to see.

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