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
I feel like theater in high school seems to be sort of like the safe haven for the outsiders and people who… — Natasha Rothwell High 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
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
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
For me, humor was always my passport into new communities. — Natasha Rothwell Always Copy Share Image
'Love, Simon' is incredibly dope, but that's one specific experience, and I would love to see more versions of that story being… — Natasha Rothwell Community Copy Share Image
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… — Natasha Rothwell Bread Copy Share Image
What I loved about playing Ms. Albright in 'Love, Simon' is that, so often, when we speak of allies in the queer… — Natasha Rothwell Community Copy Share Image
I was obsessed with Carol Burnett, Lily Tomlin; I watched 'Mama's Family' religiously. — Natasha Rothwell Carol Copy Share Image
I've always been kind of precocious, but my journey sort of solidified when I was in college and majored in theater. That's… — Natasha Rothwell College 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
It was really important to me to explore how disparate people are connected. — Natasha Rothwell How Copy Share Image
I'm drawn to subversive material and material that speaks to communities and people who tend to be marginalized, and telling those stories… — Natasha Rothwell Always 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
As a writer, I use improv to write. Exploring characters and stories through improv and sitting at the computer and thinking about… — Natasha Rothwell Character 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
Teaching theater, I felt very lucky. In a world where there's few options for someone who graduates with a theater degree, trying… — Natasha Rothwell Lucky Copy Share Image
I have always gravitated toward levity and my parents; I'm sure they have a VHS tape of me when I'm making jokes… — Natasha Rothwell Always Copy Share Image
I'm interested in stories being told by marginalized voices and, specifically, people of color. — Natasha Rothwell Being Copy Share Image
One of the biggest things I learned was not to tell myself 'no' before someone else. As someone who's creative, I know… — Natasha Rothwell Career Copy Share Image
