99 Quotes by Courtney A. Kemp

The only black folks in town when I was growing up were me and my cousins and one other family.

Any underrepresented audience loves to see themselves on TV, but what's more important is that we're writing about universal themes - good versus evil, can you change yourself? These themes resonate for everyone.

50 Cent and I really started to bond over our love for music. The first conversations we had were about Curtis Mayfield.

I want to be a strong voice, period.

The show runner's the boss until the network shows up. And then they're the boss, because it's their money.

When people watch 'Power' and they find out the showrunner is black, it's not surprising. What is surprising is that I am a woman and my background is not particularly urban.

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.

I always ask the actors, 'What have you never done before?'

I want to tell more stories about lying, dual lives, self-deception - those are my favorites.