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All Quotes by author - Natasha Rothwell

" As a writer, I use improv to write. Exploring characters and stories through improv and sitting at the computer and thinking about what this character would say or do helps me creatively. "

" As far as being a plus-size woman, I play a plus-size character by default, and for me, the visibility - that, I think, is key. "

" As far as the adjectives that I lead with, I think a writer and a comedienne are first. I have never qualified my experience or gender or my race, although I know that's a huge component on how that is used. But I think in order for me to do my job effectively, I have to really be the best at what it is I'm doing. "

" Being authentic is important to me, and I am not going to present this fluff, fake, sanitized version of myself that doesn't reflect who I am or what my passions and interests are. "

" Black women have earned the right to be basic. "

" For me, humor was always my passport into new communities. "

" HBO has been incredible and a huge champion of my work, my passions, and has been a great home for my talent, I feel. "

" I definitely was inspired by drama teachers in high school named Mr. Walsh and Ms. O'Neil, and both of them were very formative in helping me sort of understand theater. But I think my biggest inspiration is that I was a high school drama teacher in real life for four years in the Bronx. "

" I don't know if there is an expiration date on diversity. "

" I feel like theater in high school seems to be sort of like the safe haven for the outsiders and people who don't necessarily fit in. And it was a come-as-you-are sort of class, and it's a come-as-you-are after-school activity. "

" I grew up in a funny household, and I love making people laugh. It brings me so much joy. "

" I have always gravitated toward levity and my parents; I'm sure they have a VHS tape of me when I'm making jokes and trying to make faces when the family was taking a picture. "

" I have chosen to never take myself out of the running for roles. I will continue to throw myself into projects that I am passionate about and will continue to create opportunities for myself. "

" I hope movies like 'Love, Simon' encourage people to be their authentic selves. "

" I knew I always wanted to major in theater. "

" I loved women who weren't afraid to get ugly in their comedy. "

" I'm a body positive, fat-loving feminist. That's who I am off-screen. "

" I'm a military brat, so I moved around a ton. When you're making friends and you're funny, it makes that easier. "

" I'm drawn to subversive material and material that speaks to communities and people who tend to be marginalized, and telling those stories in ways that subvert expectations. That's always been fun for me to play and always been fun for me to write. "

" I'm interested in stories being told by marginalized voices and, specifically, people of color. "

" I'm not going to run or be silent for fear of keeping a fan base. "

" Improv is such a huge part of my background, and a huge part of character discovery is really being inside the character and trying to think through them without the limitations of the script. "

" I'm the biggest nerd. "

" In a world where you graduate with a theater degree from college, you gotta find your bread job. You gotta find that job to pay the bills. "

" I remember writing monologues and one-act plays and stuff in high school. I had a project in English that was just a short book of limericks. It was so weird. I enjoyed the challenge and rhyme of it. I was always putting on plays and stuff. "

" I think a caricature is different than a character. "

" I think it's important to make art for a myriad of reasons. The least of which is that I think laughter is medicinal, and I think there is an escapism aspect - an act of self-care. "

" I think it's so important for us to make art and to be loud and to resist with our art. "

" I think once I began to trust myself as a writer, I began to be seen as a writer. "

" It was really important to me to explore how disparate people are connected. "

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