Gina Prince-Bythewood Quotes

Just don't give up trying to do what you really want to do. Where there is love and inspiration, I don't think you can go wrong.

If people just want to be famous, that's just not enough to get you up at 4 in the morning to go to work. You have to love what you're doing.

'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.

The love of life is necessary to the vigorous prosecution of any undertaking.

If your heart is in love, you can do anything.

My advice would be to follow your dream. Most of my life, I was in second place before I came in first place. I hope that inspired people to never give up.

I've grown up seeing the pros and cons but I love it and I've always wanted to act. Throughout all the rejections at auditions, and especially when I finally did get something, both my parents have been so supportive and always told me it is all about passion and, if I was doing it because I love it, there's no wrong choice.

I think anyone who has a passion for what they love to do, and who pursue it, is inspirational for me.

I find ambition really attractive too - if someone's good at something they love doing. I want someone who is driven.

You've got to love this business. You have to be able to take rejection.

Nothing can stop anyone who has a love and passion about their work.

I believe you must find the things in life that you love, and don't let anybody or anything stop you. There may be lesser successes, but you're never a failure unless you choose not to do something. I don't fail unless I quit. You must believe to receive.

At the end of the day, if you're still kickin', and you're still doin' what you love, and you still have a dream, that's all you need.

There are so many people telling you no, but if you love what you do, no one can stop you.

Go out into the world with your passion and love for what you do, and just never give up.

Ambition and love are the wings of great actions.

I have a message for my fans. Whatever you want to do in this world, it is achievable. The most important thing that I've found, that perhaps you could use, is be passionate and enthusiastic in the direction that you choose in life, and you'll be a winner.

Music business is not for everyone. But if you have it in you, you have that passion, if you have that energy in you that you really want to make something creative and make something that's going to impact the world, then go for it, do it and don't let anybody tell you no.

I feel that's the richest gift that's ever been given to me: I get to do what I love. And it's a really brutal business, and no matter how successful you are you hear "No" more than "Yes."

There must be the... generating force of Love behind every effort destined to be successful.

Love is just a word until someone comes along and gives it meaning. Dream is also just a word until you decide to fight for it with all your enthusiasm and commitment

I think if anyone tells you the odds are slim, just keep walking. Just do whatever the hell you want to do, because they don't know what they're talking about. When you love something, and you work really really hard at it, you can do it.

people have a way of laughing at our deams until we make them come true.

Ultimately, if you want to make movies, you've got to want to make movies every day, when people are paying you to make movies and when they're not, because you're going to get a lot more no's on this business, no matter what it is, than you are going to get yeses.

Enthusiasm is the match that lights the candle of achievement.