I loved women who weren't afraid to get ugly in their comedy. — Natasha Rothwell Comedy Copy Share Image
I'm not going to run or be silent for fear of keeping a fan base. — Natasha Rothwell Fan base Copy Share Image
I grew up in a funny household, and I love making people laugh. It brings me so much joy. — Natasha Rothwell Family Copy Share Image
In a world where you graduate with a theater degree from college, you gotta find your bread job. You gotta find that… — Natasha Rothwell Bread Copy Share Image
As far as being a plus-size woman, I play a plus-size character by default, and for me, the visibility - that, I… — Natasha Rothwell Character Copy Share Image
My feet are firmly planted in my political ideology. To me, it's being authentic in every area, and that includes politics. — Natasha Rothwell Authentic Copy Share Image
I would just take dolls around the house - there's old VHS footage from my dad, who was an early adapter and… — Natasha Rothwell Barbie Copy Share Image
I've always performed. From the time that I was little, I was pretty precocious and always gravitated toward performing arts. But I… — Natasha Rothwell Art Copy Share Image
I have chosen to never take myself out of the running for roles. I will continue to throw myself into projects that… — Natasha Rothwell Create Copy Share Image
I think it's important to make art for a myriad of reasons. The least of which is that I think laughter is… — Natasha Rothwell Art Copy Share Image
Being authentic is important to me, and I am not going to present this fluff, fake, sanitized version of myself that doesn't… — Natasha Rothwell Authentic Copy Share Image
When you're a writer, there is a selflessness that has to happen; you have to have equity with how you treat each… — Natasha Rothwell Equity Copy Share Image
As far as the adjectives that I lead with, I think a writer and a comedienne are first. I have never qualified… — Natasha Rothwell Best Copy Share Image
I definitely was inspired by drama teachers in high school named Mr. Walsh and Ms. O'Neil, and both of them were very… — Natasha Rothwell Actor Copy Share Image
When someone on screen portrays a character that behaves in a way you don't expect, you're subverting ideas. So if there's a… — Natasha Rothwell Acting Copy Share Image
I was sort of always the class clown, but I think that was confusing for my teachers because I had the grades… — Natasha Rothwell Class clown Copy Share Image
One of the things I pride myself on is that my fan base is progressive, but I don't shy away from people… — Natasha Rothwell Communication Copy Share Image
When I was a teacher, I definitely noticed bullying happening, and I noticed people choosing to be quiet when they should speak… — Natasha Rothwell Bullying Copy Share Image
I remember writing monologues and one-act plays and stuff in high school. I had a project in English that was just a… — Natasha Rothwell High school Copy Share Image
It was really important to me to explore how disparate people are connected. — Natasha Rothwell How Copy Share Image
I'm a body positive, fat-loving feminist. That's who I am off-screen. — Natasha Rothwell Body Copy Share Image
I hope movies like 'Love, Simon' encourage people to be their authentic selves. — Natasha Rothwell Authentic Copy Share Image
For me, humor was always my passport into new communities. — Natasha Rothwell Always Copy Share Image
I think once I began to trust myself as a writer, I began to be seen as a writer. — Natasha Rothwell I think Copy Share Image
I'm interested in stories being told by marginalized voices and, specifically, people of color. — Natasha Rothwell Being Copy Share Image
I was obsessed with Carol Burnett, Lily Tomlin; I watched 'Mama's Family' religiously. — Natasha Rothwell Carol Copy Share Image
The thing about improv that I really love in scripted television is that it really makes a moment authentic. — Natasha Rothwell Authentic Copy Share Image
HBO has been incredible and a huge champion of my work, my passions, and has been a great home for my talent,… — Natasha Rothwell Champion Copy Share Image
My social media is riddled with me speaking out on stuff that matters because silence is a petri dish for hate. For… — Natasha Rothwell Hate Copy Share Image
I think it's so important for us to make art and to be loud and to resist with our art. — Natasha Rothwell Art Copy Share Image
Luckily, with 'Insecure,' we have really great writers who get it and work hard to give Kelli layers for me to explore… — Natasha Rothwell Art Copy Share Image
I'm a military brat, so I moved around a ton. When you're making friends and you're funny, it makes that easier. — Natasha Rothwell Around Copy Share Image
I was constantly trying to make my family laugh and my parents laugh. It's just something that always felt natural to me.… — Natasha Rothwell Family Copy Share Image
Improv is such a huge part of my background, and a huge part of character discovery is really being inside the character… — Natasha Rothwell Being Copy Share Image
