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" I think a caricature is different than a character. "
Natasha Rothwell
I Think
Character
Different
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" The thing about improv that I really love in scripted television is that it really makes a moment authentic. "
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Improv
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" 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
" I'm the biggest nerd. "
Natasha Rothwell
Nerd
Biggest
" 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
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
" 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
" 'Love, Simon' is incredibly dope, but that's one specific experience, and I would love to see more versions of that story being told or other stories that we haven't even seen yet from the LGBTQIA community. "
Natasha Rothwell
Experience
Community
See
" 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
Me
Work Hard
" I'm a body positive, fat-loving feminist. That's who I am off-screen. "
Natasha Rothwell
Body
Feminist
I Am
" 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.' "
Natasha Rothwell
Think
Walking
Teachers
" 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
" I hope movies like 'Love, Simon' encourage people to be their authentic selves. "
Natasha Rothwell
Love
Hope
Like
" I'm a military brat, so I moved around a ton. When you're making friends and you're funny, it makes that easier. "
Natasha Rothwell
Funny
Brat
Ton
" Rom-coms are my jam. "
Natasha Rothwell
Jam
" 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. "
Natasha Rothwell
Ideas
Choices
Character
" 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 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. "
Natasha Rothwell
Important
Think
Act
" I think once I began to trust myself as a writer, I began to be seen as a writer. "
Natasha Rothwell
Writer
Myself
Trust
" 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
" I'm not going to run or be silent for fear of keeping a fan base. "
Natasha Rothwell
Fan
Fear
Keeping
" 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
" I knew I always wanted to major in theater. "
Natasha Rothwell
Wanted
Knew
Major
" I loved women who weren't afraid to get ugly in their comedy. "
Natasha Rothwell
Women
Comedy
Afraid
" I'm interested in stories being told by marginalized voices and, specifically, people of color. "
Natasha Rothwell
Marginalized
Color
People
" 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
" 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
Me
" 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. "
Natasha Rothwell
Character
Discovery
Think
" I grew up in a funny household, and I love making people laugh. It brings me so much joy. "
Natasha Rothwell
People
Funny
Joy
" 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
" I was obsessed with Carol Burnett, Lily Tomlin; I watched 'Mama's Family' religiously. "
Natasha Rothwell
Lily
Watched
Obsessed