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
'Power' is not a black show. It's not a white show. It's a New York show. — 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 Copy Share Image
Not many people get to create a television show that actually makes it on the air. — Courtney A. Kemp Copy Share Image
The show runner's the boss until the network shows up. And then they're the boss, because it's their money. — Courtney A. Kemp Copy Share Image
There's hip-hop music in 'Power,' but the show is not about the hip-hop industry. — Courtney A. Kemp 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
When I was pitching 'Power,' I had an executive say, 'Well, I already have a black show.' He said that right to… — 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
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
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
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
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
I thought I was going to be a professor; then I ran screaming from there into magazine journalism. — Courtney A. Kemp Copy Share
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
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
I think women judge other women more harshly, always, which is a shame. — Courtney A. Kemp Copy Share
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
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
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
If you are other, you don't think twice about hiring people who are other. — Courtney A. Kemp Copy Share
