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" I grew up in a funny household, and I love making people laugh. It brings me so much joy. "
Natasha Rothwell
People
Funny
Joy
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" 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.' "
Natasha Rothwell
Career
Creative
Early
" 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
Me
People
Speak
" 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. "
Natasha Rothwell
Someone
World
Trying
" I think it's so important for us to make art and to be loud and to resist with our art. "
Natasha Rothwell
Us
Art
Important
" I'm interested in stories being told by marginalized voices and, specifically, people of color. "
Natasha Rothwell
Marginalized
Color
People
" 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. "
Natasha Rothwell
Fake
Myself
Important
" What I loved about playing Ms. Albright in 'Love, Simon' is that, so often, when we speak of allies in the queer community, we don't really get to see what it means be an active ally. I love that she can step into this world with these kids and be a truth teller. "
Natasha Rothwell
Love
She
Community
" I'm a body positive, fat-loving feminist. That's who I am off-screen. "
Natasha Rothwell
Body
Feminist
I Am
" I'm not going to run or be silent for fear of keeping a fan base. "
Natasha Rothwell
Fan
Fear
Keeping
" 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. "
Natasha Rothwell
Writing
Self
Film
" 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. "
Natasha Rothwell
Journalism
Living
Arts
" 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. "
Natasha Rothwell
Me
Play
Think
" Black women have earned the right to be basic. "
Natasha Rothwell
Basic
Women
Right
" It was really important to me to explore how disparate people are connected. "
Natasha Rothwell
Important
People
Me
" 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. "
Natasha Rothwell
Writing
Book
Challenge
" My feet are firmly planted in my political ideology. To me, it's being authentic in every area, and that includes politics. "
Natasha Rothwell
Me
Ideology
Politics
" 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. "
Natasha Rothwell
School
Parents
Good
" When you're a writer, there is a selflessness that has to happen; you have to have equity with how you treat each of the characters and the information you bring into the room. "
Natasha Rothwell
Equity
Information
Treat
" I loved women who weren't afraid to get ugly in their comedy. "
Natasha Rothwell
Women
Comedy
Afraid
" 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. "
Natasha Rothwell
Life
My Life
Writing
" For me, humor was always my passport into new communities. "
Natasha Rothwell
Humor
Always
Me
" 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
Me
School
Think
" 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. "
Natasha Rothwell
College
You
Find
" I'm the biggest nerd. "
Natasha Rothwell
Nerd
Biggest
" I don't know if there is an expiration date on diversity. "
Natasha Rothwell
Know
Date
Diversity
" I think once I began to trust myself as a writer, I began to be seen as a writer. "
Natasha Rothwell
Writer
Myself
Trust
" I think a caricature is different than a character. "
Natasha Rothwell
I Think
Character
Different
" 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. "
Natasha Rothwell
Waiting
Bread
Passion
" 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
Me
House
" One of the things I pride myself on is that my fan base is progressive, but I don't shy away from people who think differently from me. I welcome productive conversations, but it's important for me to not hide where I stand. "
Natasha Rothwell
Pride
People
Myself