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" 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. "

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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. "

" I think women judge other women more harshly, always, which is a shame. "

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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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" There's this idea that you can have it all, but in my opinion, you can't - not if you're a perfectionist. "

" I'm seeing more and more people of color do what I do as showrunners, and that's so great. I would love to get to the point where we don't have to talk about it anymore. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" When human beings say they have power, it always makes me laugh a little bit. "

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" I always like to write myself into a corner. I think the best stuff comes from only having a few ways out. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" If you wanna be your own boss, you gotta work your way up - have the skills. "

" 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. "

" When I first arrived in Los Angeles from New York in 2004 to try to break into television, I couldn't believe how segregated it was - how many neighborhoods were nearly all-white or all-black or -Asian or -Latino. "

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

" Around me, there's always music playing. It just calms me down; it soothes me. It helps me write. It helps me with my mood. "

" I'd say it's far more challenging to be female and be a showrunner. People are not surprised to see a black person running this show, but the female aspect is the thing that I get asked about. "

" I love 'Archer.' That's one of the best-written shows out there. "

" 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. "

" I am tired of people using 'diverse' to mean 'of color.' That's not what that word means. 'Diversity' means people of all different races, all together - like a New York City subway. "

" Being a writer is great because you get to come up with stuff. "

" Comedians are on the road so much that when they're just getting to act and sit in one place, they're really grateful and just ready. "

" My experience as a black woman in the industry is simply that often I was the only one in the room. Often I would be the only woman and the only person of color. Sometimes I would be one of several women but the only person of color. Sometimes I would be one of several people of color, but the only woman. "

" I knew I wanted to write professionally and get paid. "

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

" When it comes to power as it functions between humans, it all comes down to desire. If you know what someone wants, you can control them. It is as simple as that. And the reverse is also true: If you have control over your own desires, no one will ever own you. As humans, we are plagued with desire - it consumes us, it fuels us, it destroys us. "

" I don't want to be seen in a way where all I can do is what people expect of me. "

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