We’re supposed to be becoming more evolved as a society, and we’re actually becoming less evolved. Kenya Barris Read Quote
I hear people say, ‘I’m not a role model’ all the time, and it’s like, ‘Well, of course you’re not!’ It doesn’t mean that people aren’t going to look at you as one, though. Kenya Barris Read Quote
I’ve been on predominantly ‘white’ shows before, and I had also been on predominantly ‘black’ shows. I would complain that when I was on a white show, they would only hire me because there was a black character or they needed a black voice. But then I would be mad if they went and hired a white dude in my position. Kenya Barris Read Quote
As a creative, you have to be your truest form. You can’t worry about fitting into whatever boxes people want to put you in. Kenya Barris Read Quote
I believe comedy is a really good lens to filter serious issues through. If people are laughing, they don’t necessarily realize until they stop laughing that they just took something in that’s going to start a conversation. Kenya Barris Read Quote
I don’t necessarily believe that ‘The Cosby Show’ should disappear as a cultural reference, but it is. That’s sad to me. I understand why. He was a man who possibly did some really bad things, and he should be punished beyond a doubt. But that show, and the impact it had not just on black culture, but culture, was amazing. Kenya Barris Read Quote
ABC has a general policy that you can’t show images of the World Trade Center on Sept. 11. Kenya Barris Read Quote
I don’t know Channing Dungey well, but we have talked several times, and she seems like an amazing executive. Kenya Barris Read Quote
I have five kids, and people can say ‘nature versus nurture,’ but it is nature! Nurture has so little to do with it. I have five kids, and there are five totally different people in my house. Kenya Barris Read Quote
Jill Soloway is a friend of mine. She does ‘Transparent,’ and she’s amazingly funny and brilliant and bright. And I love her show. Kenya Barris Read Quote
