Television Quotes by Courtney A. Kemp

11 Television quotes by Courtney A. Kemp

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Courtney A. Kemp’s eleven snippets on TV strip down the medium to its core ideas. This short roundup serves as a handy primer for anyone wanting a taste of her viewpoint without a long haul.

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It was not something that ever occurred to me, to be able to be in TV. I was very lucky.

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I love 'Archer.' That's one of the best-written shows out there.

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Not many people get to create a television show that actually makes it on the air.

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When I watch television, I want to be surprised.

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The show runner's the boss until the network shows up. And then they're the boss, because it's their money.

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I think television is about the characters you want to see again, and so you want to invite these people into your…

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I remember watching episodes of 'The Sopranos' and being filled with dread knowing what was coming or anticipating what was coming. I…

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I called my show 'Power' because, for me, the whole series is about the way my main character, Ghost, is power-less over…

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'Power' would never have gotten on the air if the folks at Starz weren't saying to themselves, 'This is an underserved audience.'…

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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…

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Being a showrunner is doing a bit of everything. It's not just writing. It's also management: managing actors, managing producers, managing a…

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Wherever I go, stuff accumulates.

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My dad was very, very invested in image. He felt that as a black person, the thing you could control was how did you…

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The only black folks in town when I was growing up were me and my cousins and one other family.

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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,…

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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…

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Great partnerships thrive because the people need each other.

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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…

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I thought I was going to be a professor; then I ran screaming from there into magazine journalism.

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I had to figure out that finding my place was not about race but about creativity, and connecting with other artists helped me find…

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There's this idea that you can have it all, but in my opinion, you can't - not if you're a perfectionist.

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I think women judge other women more harshly, always, which is a shame.

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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…

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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…

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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.

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If you are other, you don't think twice about hiring people who are other.

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