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" 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. "

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" 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

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Think

" 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 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. "

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

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

" 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. "

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

" '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. "

" I was obsessed with Carol Burnett, Lily Tomlin; I watched 'Mama's Family' religiously. "

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

Natasha Rothwell

Love

Hope

" I'm not going to run or be silent for fear of keeping a fan base. "

" 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. "

" 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 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

" 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. "

" 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

" 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

" 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

" 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. "

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

" Rom-coms are my jam. "

Natasha Rothwell

Jam

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

" 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 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. "