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" 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. "

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Myself

I Am

Create

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" 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. "

" My feet are firmly planted in my political ideology. To me, it's being authentic in every area, and that includes politics. "

Natasha Rothwell

Ideology

Politics

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

" 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. "

" 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

" 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. "

" My social media is riddled with me speaking out on stuff that matters because silence is a petri dish for hate. For me, it's important to speak out. "

Natasha Rothwell

Social Media

Hate

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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

Play

Think

" 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.' "

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" 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 the biggest nerd. "

Natasha Rothwell

Nerd

Biggest

" 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

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

Natasha Rothwell

Humor

Always

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

" 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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Thinking

Sitting

" 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. "

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

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

" Rom-coms are my jam. "

Natasha Rothwell

Jam

" 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. "

Natasha Rothwell

Play

People

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