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" 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

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" 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. "

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" 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. "

" 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 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. "

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" I grew up in a funny household, and I love making people laugh. It brings me so much joy. "

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

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

" 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. "

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

Natasha Rothwell

Important

People

" 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. "

" Rom-coms are my jam. "

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Jam

" 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. "

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

" 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 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. "

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

" 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. "

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Play

Think

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

" 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.' "

" 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 have always gravitated toward levity and my parents; I'm sure they have a VHS tape of me when I'm making jokes and trying to make faces when the family was taking a picture. "

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Parents

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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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House

" I'm the biggest nerd. "

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Nerd

Biggest

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

" 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. "

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