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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. "

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" 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

" 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. "

Natasha Rothwell

Thinking

Sitting

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

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

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

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

" 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

" I'm the biggest nerd. "

Natasha Rothwell

Nerd

Biggest

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

Natasha Rothwell

Humor

Always

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

Natasha Rothwell

Important

People

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

" 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

" 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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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

" The thing about improv that I really love in scripted television is that it really makes a moment authentic. "

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

Natasha Rothwell

Love

Hope

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

" 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 knew I always wanted to major in theater. "

" 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 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'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 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.' "