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
There's hip-hop music in 'Power,' but the show is not about the hip-hop industry. — Courtney A. Kemp Hip hop Copy Share Image
If everyone knows the role they play, and they do their job - executing it well and with enthusiasm - it comes… — Courtney A. Kemp Enthusiasm Copy Share Image
Great power is setting a goal, working hard for it, and achieving it in exactly the way you expected with no consequences… — Courtney A. Kemp Goals Copy Share Image
Ultimately, at the end of the day, taking a chance on 'Power' is taking a chance on me. — Courtney A. Kemp Chance Copy Share Image
I say a prayer several times a day about what I can control and what I can't control. — Courtney A. Kemp About 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
I love 'Archer.' That's one of the best-written shows out there. — Courtney A. Kemp I love 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
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 worked at 'Mademoiselle,' and then it shut, and I worked at 'GQ' for three years, during which I was freelancing. I… — Courtney A. Kemp Entertainment 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
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
Show-running is a very difficult job that includes so many responsibilities; I'm working with the actors, working with directors, writing, making decisions… — Courtney A. Kemp Decisions Copy Share Image
I don't write scenes where one person is right and one person is wrong. It's very much by design that everyone has… — Courtney A. Kemp Design Copy Share Image
Being a writer is great because you get to come up with stuff. — Courtney A. Kemp Being Copy Share Image
The revolution is that we can be anything. We don't have to be one thing or the other. The idea that it… — Courtney A. Kemp Black people 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
In college, I didn't know whether to hang out with the black kids or the white kids, and then I found the… — Courtney A. Kemp Listening Copy Share Image
