American - Writer | May 4, 1977 -
I want to be a strong voice, period.
Courtney A. Kemp
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If you are other, you don't think twice about hiring people who are other.
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If I weren't a showrunner, I'd be a much more accomplished mother; if I were not a mother, I would be a much more accomplished showrunner. I have to be okay with getting a B in both.
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I am a black woman, and I'm proud of that, but as a showrunner, I want to think about what makes me unique beyond my race.
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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.
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My parents were 30 years older than I was, and my parents had my brother and I ten years apart. My parents grew up in segregation, and they both lived in all-black neighborhoods and grew up with large black families. I didn't have any of that, and I didn't understand feeling so differently and being treated so differently.
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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.
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I had to figure out that finding my place was not about race but about creativity, and connecting with other artists helped me find my voice.
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When I was pitching 'Power,' I had an executive say, 'Well, I already have a black show.' He said that right to my face.
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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.
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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.
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The story always leads you where it's supposed to go.
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