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" Rom-coms are my jam. "
Natasha Rothwell
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" 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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" I'm a military brat, so I moved around a ton. When you're making friends and you're funny, it makes that easier. "
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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. "
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" I'm not going to run or be silent for fear of keeping a fan base. "
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" 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. "
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" I think once I began to trust myself as a writer, I began to be seen as a writer. "
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" 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. "
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" 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.' "
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" I'm the biggest nerd. "
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" 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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" It was really important to me to explore how disparate people are connected. "
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" I think a caricature is different than a character. "
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" I'm interested in stories being told by marginalized voices and, specifically, people of color. "
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" 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. "
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" 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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" The thing about improv that I really love in scripted television is that it really makes a moment authentic. "
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" My feet are firmly planted in my political ideology. To me, it's being authentic in every area, and that includes politics. "
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" Black women have earned the right to be basic. "
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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" HBO has been incredible and a huge champion of my work, my passions, and has been a great home for my talent, I feel. "
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" 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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" I'm a body positive, fat-loving feminist. That's who I am off-screen. "
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" 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. "
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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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" I don't know if there is an expiration date on diversity. "
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" 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. "
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