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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.

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.

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....

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...

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.

When I was pitching 'Power,' I had an executive say, 'Well, I already have a black show.' He said that right to my face.

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.

Every writer should be able to write anything if you do the research and you're sensitive enough to ask the questions.

The story always leads you where it's supposed to go.

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

It's ridiculous that we let broadcast and cable shows compete against each other at the Emmys. They are not the same animal.

I love Pusha T and The Clipse.

There's hip-hop music in 'Power,' but the show is not about the hip-hop industry.

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?'

When I watch television, I want to be surprised.

New York is the center of the world. I grew up in Connecticut, outside of the city, and my father commuted to the city for work.

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...

The revolution is that we can be anything. We don't have to be one thing or the other. The idea that it is my responsibility to represent only good black people... I mean, what are you talking about? That's not...

You don't keep your job if you don't make a great show.

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