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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. "

Natasha Rothwell

Equity

Information

Treat

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Natasha Rothwell

Love

Hope

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

Natasha Rothwell

Important

People

" 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.' "

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

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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. "

" 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

" 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. "

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

" 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

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Natasha Rothwell

Job

Best

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

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Natasha Rothwell

School

Think

" 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

" 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. "

Natasha Rothwell

Parents

Picture

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