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
'Power' is not a black show. It's not a white show. It's a New York show. — Courtney A. Kemp Black Copy Share Image
I want to tell more stories about lying, dual lives, self-deception - those are my favorites. — Courtney A. Kemp About Copy Share Image
I think women judge other women more harshly, always, which is a shame. — Courtney A. Kemp Always 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
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
When I was a little girl, my imagination was what helped me deal with some sort of negative elements in my childhood. — Courtney A. Kemp Childhood Copy Share Image
If you wanna be your own boss, you gotta work your way up - have the skills. — Courtney A. Kemp Boss Copy Share Image
I really try to plot in a fearless fashion. I try not to care about not knowing the answer before I get… — Courtney A. Kemp Fashion Copy Share Image
New York is the center of the world. I grew up in Connecticut, outside of the city, and my father commuted to… — Courtney A. Kemp Center Copy Share Image
Comedians are on the road so much that when they're just getting to act and sit in one place, they're really grateful… — Courtney A. Kemp Comedians 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 Face 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
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 Black 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 Black person 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
I think television is about the characters you want to see again, and so you want to invite these people into your… — Courtney A. Kemp Bad Copy Share Image
When you pretend to be an authority on everything, it forces your subordinates to defer to your opinion - which may not… — Courtney A. Kemp Experience Copy Share Image
When it comes to power as it functions between humans, it all comes down to desire. If you know what someone wants,… — Courtney A. Kemp Control 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… — Courtney A. Kemp Black person Copy Share Image
50 and I are extremely close, so all that social media drama? It's just for the show. — Courtney A. Kemp Drama Copy Share Image
It was not something that ever occurred to me, to be able to be in TV. I was very lucky. — Courtney A. Kemp Ever Copy Share Image
I don't want to be seen in a way where all I can do is what people expect of me. — Courtney A. Kemp Expect 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
Humans are powerless, and even in our exercise of free will, either the Universe is gonna get down with your plan, or… — Courtney A. Kemp Fitness Copy Share Image
It's ridiculous that we let broadcast and cable shows compete against each other at the Emmys. They are not the same animal. — Courtney A. Kemp Against Copy Share Image
I am tired of people using 'diverse' to mean 'of color.' That's not what that word means. 'Diversity' means people of all… — Courtney A. Kemp City 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 Black Copy Share Image
When I first arrived in Los Angeles from New York in 2004 to try to break into television, I couldn't believe how… — Courtney A. Kemp Believe Copy Share Image
The baseline character in a lot of Western literature is a man. So we, as women, do a lot of suspending of… — Courtney A. Kemp Books Copy Share Image
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… — Courtney A. Kemp Children 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
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'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
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 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 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
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
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 Both 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 I think Copy Share Image
