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Courtney A. Kemp
Courtney A. Kemp
American Writer
Born: May 4, 1977
About Black Me People Power You
Related authors: Dale Carnegie Denis Waitley Dr. Seuss H. L. Mencken Napoleon Hill Ray Bradbury W. E. B. Du Bois William Arthur Ward
People are realizing that there is a financial consequence to not opening doors. It doesn't mean that they are any more inclusive in their hearts - it means they're more inclusive in their wallets. Courtney A. Kemp
People Financial Doors Inclusive More Opening Hearts Any Mean Realizing Means Consequence
My dad was born with no money. Courtney A. Kemp
Money Born Dad
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
Money Dance Sister Nothing Had Longer His Us Used Who Dad Streets
I knew I wanted to write professionally and get paid. Courtney A. Kemp
Write Knew Get Wanted Paid Professionally
50 and I are extremely close, so all that social media drama? It's just for the show. Courtney A. Kemp
Social Media Drama Extremely Close Just Social Show Media
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 you are a woman, I would not suggest you have children. The reality is that you just cannot do both well. Courtney A. Kemp
You Woman Reality Job Say Television Would About Both True Well Just Being Children Want Cannot Popular Suggest
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
You Perfectionist Idea Opinion In My Opinion
When you pretend to be an authority on everything, it forces your subordinates to defer to your opinion - which may not be the most informed in the room. If you have humility concerning the gaps in your experience or ability, it allows others to shine. Courtney A. Kemp
You Experience Shine Humility Others Defer Everything Pretend Ability Most Concerning Forces Opinion Authority May Which Informed Room Your Gaps
Knowing what I don't know helps me every day. Courtney A. Kemp
Day Me Every Day Every Know Knowing Helps
If everyone knows the role they play, and they do their job - executing it well and with enthusiasm - it comes together successfully every time. Courtney A. Kemp
Time Together Job Enthusiasm Every Every Time Everyone Executing Well Knows Role Successfully Play
Humans are powerless, and even in our exercise of free will, either the Universe is gonna get down with your plan, or it isn't. Courtney A. Kemp
Will Free Free Will Down Universe Our Powerless Exercise Get Either Gonna Plan Your Even Humans
I called my show 'Power' because, for me, the whole series is about the way my main character, Ghost, is power-less over his circumstances, even though he has almost endless access to money and guns. Courtney A. Kemp
Character Me Money Power Way Ghost Circumstances Though Guns About Main Main Character He Almost Over Because Access His Endless Show Whole Even Series
When we started on 'Power,' I was committed to respecting the differences among Spanish dialects: Dominican, Nuyorican, Mexican, etc. I wanted the language our characters spoke to be as specific as possible, to reflect New York as it is. Courtney A. Kemp
Language Power Reflect Differences Our Respecting Possible Characters Spoke New Dialects Mexican York Committed New York Wanted Etc Spanish Specific Among Started
The Shawshank Redemption' isn't a movie about a black guy and a white guy who become friends - it's a movie about freedom. At the end, the cathartic experience of seeing our own emotions reflected back to us, that's the purpose of storytelling. Courtney A. Kemp
Freedom Experience Emotions Black Become Own White Back Our Seeing About Guy Purpose Cathartic Redemption End Reflected Friends Movie Storytelling Us Who
When you write a show, every character is you to some extent. Courtney A. Kemp
Character You Every Some Write Show Extent
The baseline character in a lot of Western literature is a man. So we, as women, do a lot of suspending of our disbelief to experience a novel or a play or a movie through that male character. Courtney A. Kemp
Character Man Women Experience Our Through Disbelief Male Lot Western Movie Literature Novel Play
The only black folks in town when I was growing up were me and my cousins and one other family. Courtney A. Kemp
Family Me Black Other Folks Only Town Cousins Were Up Growing Growing Up
The show runner's the boss until the network shows up. And then they're the boss, because it's their money. Courtney A. Kemp
Money Runner Boss Network Until Because Up Then Show Shows
I really try to plot in a fearless fashion. I try not to care about not knowing the answer before I get there; I just jump in first and see what happens. Courtney A. Kemp
Fashion Try Care First Before Not Knowing Plot See Fearless About Knowing Answer Jump Get Just Happens Really
When I'm at work, I want to be with my daughter, and when I'm with my daughter, I probably should be working, and it just is what it is. Courtney A. Kemp
Work Daughter Just Want Should Working
I love 'Archer.' That's one of the best-written shows out there. Courtney A. Kemp
Love Out Shows
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
Me Negative Girl Imagination Some Sort Deal Childhood Little Little Girl Helped Elements
I say a prayer several times a day about what I can control and what I can't control. Courtney A. Kemp
Day Prayer Control Say Several About Times
Wherever I go, stuff accumulates. Courtney A. Kemp
Stuff Go Accumulate Wherever
I think television is about the characters you want to see again, and so you want to invite these people into your home. And certainly, seeing them get into bad situations and then watching them have to get themselves out, that's always super satisfying. Courtney A. Kemp
Home You People Think Television Out Characters Bad See Super Seeing About Invite Always Get Situations Want Again Them Themselves Then Your Certainly Satisfying Watching
I don't write scenes where one person is right and one person is wrong. It's very much by design that everyone has a point of view that you as an audience member can understand. Courtney A. Kemp
You Design Everyone Member Scenes Point Point Of View Write Wrong Understand Audience Audience Member Very Person Where Much View Right
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