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" 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. "

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" 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. "

Natasha Rothwell

Parents

Picture

" When I was a teacher, I definitely noticed bullying happening, and I noticed people choosing to be quiet when they should speak up. And so for me, as a teacher, it wasn't just about advocating for students who were being picked on but trying to teach the bystanders how to speak up and not be afraid. "

Natasha Rothwell

People

Speak

" I'm the biggest nerd. "

Natasha Rothwell

Nerd

Biggest

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

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

" 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. "

" Luckily, with 'Insecure,' we have really great writers who get it and work hard to give Kelli layers for me to explore as an artist. "

Natasha Rothwell

Great

Work Hard

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

Natasha Rothwell

Important

People

" 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. "

Natasha Rothwell

Job

Best

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

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

" I've always performed. From the time that I was little, I was pretty precocious and always gravitated toward performing arts. But I was scared at first, deciding to do it for a living. So, initially, I majored in journalism, and I was pretty miserable. "

" Rom-coms are my jam. "

Natasha Rothwell

Jam

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

" My bread and butter is rom-com, and if I had to go back and tell my 15-year-old self watching 'When Harry Met Sally' that one day I would be writing a film in the same genre, I would have freaked out. "

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

Natasha Rothwell

Love

Hope

" I was constantly trying to make my family laugh and my parents laugh. It's just something that always felt natural to me. And then I learned how to use my powers for good in high school. "

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

Natasha Rothwell

Art

Important

" Teaching theater, I felt very lucky. In a world where there's few options for someone who graduates with a theater degree, trying to figure out how to make rent and pay the bills, I always gravitated towards teaching jobs and things like that. I wanted to stay close to my passion as well. "

" I would just take dolls around the house - there's old VHS footage from my dad, who was an early adapter and had this RCA camera - and it's me taking a Michael Jackson Barbie doll and putting on a show with that. "

Natasha Rothwell

Camera

House

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

" 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. "

Natasha Rothwell

School

Think

" One of the biggest things I learned was not to tell myself 'no' before someone else. As someone who's creative, I know the inner critic can be really loud. Early on in my career, I would just listen to it and tell myself 'no.' "

" I've always been kind of precocious, but my journey sort of solidified when I was in college and majored in theater. That's how I knew I wanted to spend my life writing, telling, and performing stories. "

" When someone on screen portrays a character that behaves in a way you don't expect, you're subverting ideas. So if there's a Venn diagram between why people are drawn to the characters I play, it may be that. But I'd like to think that the craft of acting and the choices I make as an actor are drawing people on their own merits. "

" I was sort of always the class clown, but I think that was confusing for my teachers because I had the grades to back it up. I would be finished with assignments and goof off, because I'm done. And so, it would be like, 'Oh, she has like a 4.2 GPA, but she's also just like walking around the halls with the hall pass and bothering other students.' "

" When I moved to New York, I really wanted to find my bread job as close to my passion as possible. There's nobility in waiting tables. But I really wanted to find a job in the arts, and so I started teaching. "

" 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. "