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 Black person 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 Black 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… — Courtney A. Kemp Character 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
Great partnerships thrive because the people need each other. — Courtney A. Kemp Great 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
I thought I was going to be a professor; then I ran screaming from there into magazine journalism. — Courtney A. Kemp Going 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
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 think women judge other women more harshly, always, which is a shame. — Courtney A. Kemp Always 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 Bad 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
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 Crazy Copy Share Image
If you are other, you don't think twice about hiring people who are other. — Courtney A. Kemp About 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 Experience Copy Share Image
Not many people get to create a television show that actually makes it on the air. — Courtney A. Kemp Air 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 Always 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 Black 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 Find 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
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
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 Create 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 Color 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 Anything Copy Share Image
