There are so many different things that create an alchemy of success. Just like there are so many different things that create… — Courtney A. Kemp Alchemy 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
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
My parents were 30 years older than I was, and my parents had my brother and I ten years apart. My parents… — Courtney A. Kemp Being Copy Share Image
When human beings say they have power, it always makes me laugh a little bit. — Courtney A. Kemp Always 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 I can 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
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
'Power' would never have gotten on the air if the folks at Starz weren't saying to themselves, 'This is an underserved audience.'… — Courtney A. Kemp Air 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
When we started on 'Power,' I was committed to respecting the differences among Spanish dialects: Dominican, Nuyorican, Mexican, etc. I wanted the… — Courtney A. Kemp Differences Copy Share Image
As a writer of fiction, you don't ever want to limit the characters you create to the life you've lived. That's insanity… — Courtney A. Kemp Create 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
If you wanna be your own boss, you gotta work your way up - have the skills. — Courtney A. Kemp Boss 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
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
I always like to write myself into a corner. I think the best stuff comes from only having a few ways out. — Courtney A. Kemp Always 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
When you write a show, every character is you to some extent. — Courtney A. Kemp Character Copy Share Image
It... does... not... have... to... be... pointed out all the time. Like, 'Isn't it great that you're black, and you're a woman?'… — Courtney A. Kemp Good 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 very much want to write about some elements of my own growing up. — Courtney A. Kemp About 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
If you look at the back pages of 'New York Times Magazine,' and they talk about these 6.5-million-dollar condos with a great… — Courtney A. Kemp Great Copy Share Image
