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 Read Quote
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 Read Quote
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. Natasha Rothwell Read Quote
I think once I began to trust myself as a writer, I began to be seen as a writer. Natasha Rothwell Read Quote
I think it’s so important for us to make art and to be loud and to resist with our art. Natasha Rothwell Read Quote
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. Natasha Rothwell Read Quote
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.’ Natasha Rothwell Read Quote
