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Courtney A. Kemp
Courtney A. Kemp
American Writer
Born: May 4, 1977
About Black Me People Power You
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I think as long as I can tell you a story about people that you understand, it doesn't matter if you don't like what they do; you understand why they did it. Courtney A. Kemp
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I don't want to be seen in a way where all I can do is what people expect of me. Courtney A. Kemp
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I think it's really cool that someone could have ovaries and the presidency. Growing up, I thought I could never be president because I was black and female. Now I know that's wrong. Within my own lifetime - that's different. Within my lifetime, interracial couples are more common. Within my own lifetime, biracial folks are able to claim that. Courtney A. Kemp
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If you are other, you don't think twice about hiring people who are other. Courtney A. Kemp
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I always wanted to make a show that had everything I wanted to watch, as opposed to just one or two things. Courtney A. Kemp
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In college, I didn't know whether to hang out with the black kids or the white kids, and then I found the theatre kids, and I was like, 'Oh, it doesn't matter.' We were all weird and listening to Morrissey and wearing Doc Martens so that was my tribe. Courtney A. Kemp
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I am not going to say that only people of color can write people of color, because that means only white people can write white people, and that's not OK. Courtney A. Kemp
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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
You Research Every Enough Able Write Writer Questions Anything Sensitive Ask Should
There's hip-hop music in 'Power,' but the show is not about the hip-hop industry. Courtney A. Kemp
Music Power About Industry Hip-Hop Show
There's always going to be a part of me that wants an Emmy. Truthfully, I'm probably more motivated by people being entertained. I'm more motivated by people being like, 'Oh snap! Did you see that?' Courtney A. Kemp
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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 view, like you're going to pay for a great view. Well, the top floor of the projects have a great view, too. Courtney A. Kemp
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You don't keep your job if you don't make a great show. Courtney A. Kemp
Great You Job Great Show Make Your Show Keep
I had very much wanted to be the very first black female editor-in-chief of 'Vogue.' Barring that, I wanted to work at 'Entertainment Weekly.' Courtney A. Kemp
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There are so many different things that create an alchemy of success. Just like there are so many different things that create an alchemy of a failure. Courtney A. Kemp
Success Failure Like So Many Different Things Just Different Create Many Different Things Things Alchemy
When human beings say they have power, it always makes me laugh a little bit. Courtney A. Kemp
Me Power Say Bit Laugh Makes Always Human Human Beings Little Little Bit Beings
We use the word 'urban' to mean black or Latino, but that's not what the word means. It actually means 'from the city.' I'm not from the city. I'm from the suburbs of Connecticut. I grew up with mostly all white people. Courtney A. Kemp
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There's a difference between talent and skill. You might have writing talent, but skill is learned. You have to practice. I remain teachable. I was sure that I didn't know everything. People who work with me will tell you I don't think I know everything. I watch people sink around me thinking that they knew everything. Courtney A. Kemp
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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?' Isn't it great that the show's good? I would just love for it not to be a thing - for it just to be, like, super norm. Courtney A. Kemp
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I'm from an upper-middle class background. But because there was no one of my race where I grew up, I was very isolated. I felt different from everybody else. Courtney A. Kemp
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Show-running is a very difficult job that includes so many responsibilities; I'm working with the actors, working with directors, writing, making decisions like, 'What fabric is that sofa gonna be?' Courtney A. Kemp
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