Being a showrunner is doing a bit of everything. It's not just writing. It's also management: managing actors, managing producers, managing a… — Courtney A. Kemp Boss Copy Share Image
I really do love male characters, in some ways, for the fact that they get surprised when they're vulnerable. Women are more… — Courtney A. Kemp Love Copy Share Image
When people watch 'Power' and they find out the showrunner is black, it's not surprising. What is surprising is that I am… — Courtney A. Kemp Copy Share Image
We use the word 'urban' to mean black or Latino, but that's not what the word means. It actually means 'from the… — Courtney A. Kemp Copy Share Image
Obviously I'm not from 50's background - I'm from Westport, Connecticut, which is as far away from his background as you can… — Courtney A. Kemp Copy Share Image
I think as long as I can tell you a story about people that you understand, it doesn't matter if you don't… — Courtney A. Kemp Copy Share Image
If I weren't a showrunner, I'd be a much more accomplished mother; if I were not a mother, I would be a… — Courtney A. Kemp Copy Share Image
The impetus for 'Power' was me writing about my dad, who was an advertising executive and very interested in image. He thought… — Courtney A. Kemp Dad Copy Share Image
When I'm at work, I want to be with my daughter, and when I'm with my daughter, I probably should be working,… — Courtney A. Kemp Children Copy Share Image
I had very much wanted to be the very first black female editor-in-chief of 'Vogue.' Barring that, I wanted to work at… — Courtney A. Kemp Copy Share Image
Any underrepresented audience loves to see themselves on TV, but what's more important is that we're writing about universal themes - good… — Courtney A. Kemp Change Copy Share Image
I'd say it's far more challenging to be female and be a showrunner. People are not surprised to see a black person… — Courtney A. Kemp Copy Share Image
Around me, there's always music playing. It just calms me down; it soothes me. It helps me write. It helps me with… — Courtney A. Kemp Copy Share Image
I'm from an upper-middle class background. But because there was no one of my race where I grew up, I was very… — Courtney A. Kemp Class Copy Share Image
There are some aspects of the story of 'Power' that clearly are about race in the sense that any one of us… — Courtney A. Kemp Country Copy Share Image
I had to figure out that finding my place was not about race but about creativity, and connecting with other artists helped… — Courtney A. Kemp Creativity Copy Share Image
50 Cent and I really started to bond over our love for music. The first conversations we had were about Curtis Mayfield. — Courtney A. Kemp Copy Share Image
If everyone knows the role they play, and they do their job - executing it well and with enthusiasm - it comes… — Courtney A. Kemp Enthusiasm Copy Share Image
As a writer of fiction, you don't ever want to limit the characters you create to the life you've lived. That's insanity… — Courtney A. Kemp Copy Share Image
