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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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" 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

" 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

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

" 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. "

" 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

" 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. "

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

" 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

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

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

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

Natasha Rothwell

Love

Hope

" 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.' "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

Natasha Rothwell

Play

People

" Rom-coms are my jam. "

Natasha Rothwell

Jam

" 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. "

" 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

" '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'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. "

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

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

" 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. "

" I think once I began to trust myself as a writer, I began to be seen as a writer. "

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

" 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

" 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. "

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

" 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