4 Quotes & Sayings By Gina Princebythewood

Gina Prince-Bythewood is a director, producer, and screenwriter. She was born in South Africa and raised in the United States. She graduated from Wesleyan University in 1993 with a degree in literature. Her first feature film, the romantic comedy "Love & Basketball," premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2000 Read more

The film was sold to director Spike Lee's production company for distribution on the condition that Prince-Bythewood be hired to direct the sequels. She went on to direct "I Am Legend" (2007), which was nominated for six Academy Awards, including Best Picture. Her other credits include the Oscar-nominated documentary "The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution" (2005), which she also co-directed, and "The Secret Life of Bees" (2008).

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'Beyond the Lights' took incredible fight to get made. Four years of writing and two years of overcoming 'no.' Every studio balked. Twice. But I kept fighting. What gave me the courage was 'Love & Basketball.' Every studio turned down that film, too. But I never gave up because I believed in it with my whole heart and soul. Gina PrinceBythewood
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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. Gina PrinceBythewood
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There are so many romantic comedies made, but very few dramas or love stories. And with a love story, you have to take time to develop three-dimensional characters. Gina PrinceBythewood