When human beings say they have power, it always makes me laugh a little bit. — Courtney A. Kemp Copy Share Image
When you write a show, every character is you to some extent. — Courtney A. Kemp Character Copy Share Image
My dad and his sister, who is no longer with us, used to dance on the streets for money. They had nothing. — Courtney A. Kemp Dad Copy Share Image
I think women judge other women more harshly, always, which is a shame. — Courtney A. Kemp Copy Share Image
'Power' is not a black show. It's not a white show. It's a New York show. — Courtney A. Kemp Copy Share Image
I want to tell more stories about lying, dual lives, self-deception - those are my favorites. — Courtney A. Kemp Copy Share Image
There's this idea that you can have it all, but in my opinion, you can't - not if you're a perfectionist. — Courtney A. Kemp Idea Copy Share Image
I always like to write myself into a corner. I think the best stuff comes from only having a few ways out. — Courtney A. Kemp Copy Share Image
I really try to plot in a fearless fashion. I try not to care about not knowing the answer before I get… — Courtney A. Kemp Fashion Copy Share Image
I don't write scenes where one person is right and one person is wrong. It's very much by design that everyone has… — Courtney A. Kemp Audience Copy Share Image
Writers are, for the most part, crazy people. We're like Hephaestus of the forge. We're gnarled. We're curled over. We walk with… — Courtney A. Kemp Copy Share Image
'Power' would never have gotten on the air if the folks at Starz weren't saying to themselves, 'This is an underserved audience.'… — Courtney A. Kemp Copy Share Image
Show-running is a very difficult job that includes so many responsibilities; I'm working with the actors, working with directors, writing, making decisions… — Courtney A. Kemp Actor Copy Share Image
I am a black woman, and I'm proud of that, but as a showrunner, I want to think about what makes me… — Courtney A. Kemp Copy Share Image
If you look at the back pages of 'New York Times Magazine,' and they talk about these 6.5-million-dollar condos with a great… — Courtney A. Kemp Copy Share Image
When we started on 'Power,' I was committed to respecting the differences among Spanish dialects: Dominican, Nuyorican, Mexican, etc. I wanted the… — Courtney A. Kemp Dialects Copy Share Image
There's a difference between talent and skill. You might have writing talent, but skill is learned. You have to practice. I remain… — Courtney A. Kemp Practice Copy Share Image
In college, I didn't know whether to hang out with the black kids or the white kids, and then I found the… — Courtney A. Kemp Copy Share Image
I think it's really cool that someone could have ovaries and the presidency. Growing up, I thought I could never be president… — Courtney A. Kemp Copy Share Image
I remember watching episodes of 'The Sopranos' and being filled with dread knowing what was coming or anticipating what was coming. I… — Courtney A. Kemp Copy Share Image
My dad was very, very invested in image. He felt that as a black person, the thing you could control was how… — Courtney A. Kemp Copy Share Image
When you pretend to be an authority on everything, it forces your subordinates to defer to your opinion - which may not… — Courtney A. Kemp Experience Copy Share Image
When it comes to power as it functions between humans, it all comes down to desire. If you know what someone wants,… — Courtney A. Kemp Control Copy Share Image
In 2011, when my father passed away - I had my daughter first; I had her on January 24, and I had… — Courtney A. Kemp Copy Share Image
I always wanted to make a show that had everything I wanted to watch, as opposed to just one or two things. — Courtney A. Kemp Copy Share Image
I don't want to be seen in a way where all I can do is what people expect of me. — Courtney A. Kemp Copy Share Image
It was not something that ever occurred to me, to be able to be in TV. I was very lucky. — Courtney A. Kemp Copy Share Image
50 and I are extremely close, so all that social media drama? It's just for the show. — Courtney A. Kemp Drama Copy Share Image
If you wanna be your own boss, you gotta work your way up - have the skills. — Courtney A. Kemp Boss Copy Share Image
When I was a little girl, my imagination was what helped me deal with some sort of negative elements in my childhood. — Courtney A. Kemp Childhood Copy Share Image
Every writer should be able to write anything if you do the research and you're sensitive enough to ask the questions. — Courtney A. Kemp Copy Share Image
There are so many different things that create an alchemy of success. Just like there are so many different things that create… — Courtney A. Kemp Alchemy Copy Share Image
The baseline character in a lot of Western literature is a man. So we, as women, do a lot of suspending of… — Courtney A. Kemp Books Copy Share Image
When I first arrived in Los Angeles from New York in 2004 to try to break into television, I couldn't believe how… — Courtney A. Kemp Copy Share Image
What I'm about to say won't be popular, but it's true: If being a television showrunner is the job you want, and… — Courtney A. Kemp Children Copy Share Image
As a woman, I don't feel like I have a responsibility to create better female characters. I feel like I have a… — Courtney A. Kemp Copy Share Image
I am tired of people using 'diverse' to mean 'of color.' That's not what that word means. 'Diversity' means people of all… — Courtney A. Kemp City Copy Share Image
It's ridiculous that we let broadcast and cable shows compete against each other at the Emmys. They are not the same animal. — Courtney A. Kemp Copy Share Image
I am not going to say that only people of color can write people of color, because that means only white people… — Courtney A. Kemp Copy Share Image
Humans are powerless, and even in our exercise of free will, either the Universe is gonna get down with your plan, or… — Courtney A. Kemp Fitness Copy Share Image
