[black-ish Creator] Kenya Bariss Wrote On Girlfriends.

When You Feel Happy, You Look Beautiful.

Throughout High School, I Was Obsessed With Magazines. I Used To Just Comb Through Them And Plaster Things On My Wall.

As A Younger Person, My Philosophy Was Jump Off A Cliff. I Realize Now That There Are Stairs And Elevators. I Am Learning Every Day To Allow The Space Between Where I Am And Where I Want To Be To Inspire Me And Not Terrify Me. I Can Even Ask For Help! Not Feeling That I Have To Know Everything, And That’s Where The Growth Comes In, In The Not Knowing.

You Might Be Someone's Favorite, But You Might Not Be Someone Else's Favorite. I Will Tell You That There Was A [casting Notice] That Said "tracee Ellis Ross Type," But [the Producers] Didn't Want To See Me. I've Been In This Industry Long Enough To Know That Even If Someone Wants To Promise Me Something, It Doesn't Mean That It's Going To Happen. There Are So Many Things At Play. But It Was Flattering And Exciting.

The Two Things That I Thought Were Really Interesting About This Character [bow] For Me Were That She Actually Loved Her Husband, And He Loved Her. The Comedy Was Not Coming From The Fact That They Hated Each Other. Which Is What Television Couples Are Usually Based On.