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 Venn diagram between why people are drawn to the characters I play, it may be that. But I'd like to think that the craft of acting and the choices I make as an actor are drawing people on their own merits.
More Quotes by Natasha Rothwell
My feet are firmly planted in my political ideology. To me, it's being authentic in every area, and that includes politics.
I think once I began to trust myself as a writer, I began to be seen as a writer.
I'm interested in stories being told by marginalized voices and, specifically, people of color.
Rom-coms are my jam.
It was really important to me to explore how disparate people are connected.
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.