Gina Prince-Bythewood Quotes

I have been blessed with roles that allow me to express something very personal at a specific time in my life. I seek them out; acting is my therapy.

People think my work is therapeutic. I don't see it that way. It's not like I'm saving money from a weekly therapy visit by writing down my life.

'Wild Hope' just felt like such a selfish venture to me. It was a way for me to get out of my head, get some clarity on certain situations, and finally be a part of something that I was completely behind creatively and proud of.

For me, writing is a parenthesis where I can make sense of life.

I don't really write for catharsis; I get that kind of work done in therapy.

Part of my therapy is to write.

Acting's not therapy, but it can be therapeutic.

I had a lot of songs and words and scenes stuck inside of me. So Jacknife encouraged me to bring them all out. So, in essence, 'You and Others' is my diary.

I'm doing things that are more artistic again, more close to the material that I love. I don't disparage those things that I did. They're just not as much reflective of who I am.

I love sharing my story. It's endlessly healing.

I guess writing is a kind of therapy in the sense that there are things you need to say and you say them, and better out than in.

I think poetry was always where I went to deal with my deepest feelings.

Writing is how I metabolize life and how I give and receive.

I really don't feel that writing is therapy.

I used to love writing in my journal.

My songs are just little letters to me.

But I really love music, and having a creative outlet is really the best thing you can do for yourself.

I've been writing a lot of poetry recently. It helps me think and work things out.

I think writing a solo play was the most liberating thing I ever did.

I've been writing a lot of songs about my personal life and identity. That can be a real healing process.

Writing is a type of therapy for me. I'm always trying to break down what happened, and why I felt a certain way.

Without meaning to sound crass, I've never had any psychological... help. It's because I feel my work is so revealing about who I am and what I am trying to understand about myself. It's a therapeutic process.

You know early on when you're given a gift that can keep you sane. That's what acting does for me. It keeps me honest and keeps me sane.

All my collections are based on something I like or something I'm dealing with. They are always deeply personal.

I love the privilege of looking back on my life every three years, turning it into a comedy show, and sharing it with an audience. It's incredibly cathartic.