When you're in the middle of it, when you're a kid growing up, you don't think, 'This is my first heartbreak.' You… — Kenya Barris Broken Copy Share Image
I want to make sure I don't leave any money for my kids, so I'm going to spend it all on clothes. — Kenya Barris Clothes Copy Share Image
No civil rights movement has gotten anywhere without the help of white liberals. — Kenya Barris Civil rights Copy Share Image
We should be aware and constantly having conversations about the world because that's how you change it from the bigger standpoint rather… — Kenya Barris Aware Copy Share Image
I feel like money is an interesting thing when you don't come from it. — Kenya Barris Come Copy Share Image
My wife is a doctor, and we had a decent life financially. My kids were going to nice schools and had nannies.… — Kenya Barris Better Copy Share Image
I've been on predominantly 'white' shows before, and I had also been on predominantly 'black' shows. I would complain that when I… — Kenya Barris Character Copy Share Image
At 24, I was probably making more than 95 percent of my friends. I was burning through money. — Kenya Barris Burning Copy Share Image
If Adam Sandler does a bad movie, he doesn't bring down the whole white race. But if Tyler Perry does, it's like,… — Kenya Barris Adam sandler Copy Share Image
After the first couple of years of on 'Black-ish,' my wife and I actually broke up. We got back together, and it… — Kenya Barris Back Copy Share Image
My mom went through civil rights; my dad went through civil rights. My name was Kenya because they wanted to give me… — Kenya Barris Civil rights Copy Share Image
Of all the 'Black-ish' characters, Zoey is most like my daughter, who goes to U.S.C. — Kenya Barris Characters Copy Share Image
When you reach a level of status - and making it to college is an accomplishment in itself - you are trying… — Kenya Barris Accomplishment Copy Share Image
Most importantly, I want my kids to be happy. You're only as happy as your saddest kid. — Kenya Barris Be happy Copy Share Image
Sometimes you realize that life isn't defined by the good times. — Kenya Barris Good Copy Share Image
My kids are nothing like I remember black kids being when I was a kid. — Kenya Barris Being Copy Share Image
Actors are magical people. They can take words you wrote and say them in a way that, although you thought the line… — Kenya Barris Good Copy Share Image
I dug deep, and I found that there were people who voted for Obama and then voted for Trump - because they… — Kenya Barris Change Copy Share Image
I'm not for having to support everything that's black, because I definitely don't. But I do feel like it is imperative for… — Kenya Barris Black Copy Share Image
To me, the Peabody was as big if not bigger than any award, but I do understand an Emmy Award-winning show has… — Kenya Barris Award Copy Share Image
I think that's the key to any artistic endeavor: You want it to feel fresh and not have people look at it… — Kenya Barris Art Copy Share Image
I'm doing another pilot about a black Democratic pundit who's married to a white Republican pundit. And the purpose of me wanting… — Kenya Barris Old Copy Share Image
As wild and raunchy as Richard Pryor was, people related to his honesty because they found something in their life that they… — Kenya Barris Honesty Copy Share Image
I am what I am as a writer because of Norman Lear and Spike Lee. Norman Lear in particular. — Kenya Barris Because Copy Share Image
I hear a creak in my house, and I'm calling the police immediately, but at the same time, I do know that… — Kenya Barris Black Copy Share Image
