The only black folks in town when I was growing up were me and my cousins and one other family. — Courtney A. Kemp Copy Share Image
My experience as a black woman in the industry is simply that often I was the only one in the room. Often… — Courtney A. Kemp 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
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
'Power' is not a black show. It's not a white show. It's a New York show. — Courtney A. Kemp Copy Share Image
It... does... not... have... to... be... pointed out all the time. Like, 'Isn't it great that you're black, and you're a woman?'… — 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
My dad was very, very invested in image. He felt that as a black person, the thing you could control was how did you… — Courtney A. Kemp Copy Share Image
The only black folks in town when I was growing up were me and my cousins and one other family. — Courtney A. Kemp Copy Share Image
I called my show 'Power' because, for me, the whole series is about the way my main character, Ghost, is power-less over his circumstances,… — Courtney A. Kemp 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 teachable. I… — Courtney A. Kemp 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 surprised by… — Courtney A. Kemp Copy Share Image
I thought I was going to be a professor; then I ran screaming from there into magazine journalism. — Courtney A. Kemp 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 me find… — 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 Copy Share Image
I think women judge other women more harshly, always, which is a shame. — 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 don't think… — Courtney A. Kemp 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, and it… — Courtney A. Kemp 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 a limp. — Courtney A. Kemp Copy Share Image
If you are other, you don't think twice about hiring people who are other. — Courtney A. Kemp Copy Share Image
