In the past decade, Natasha Rothwell has gone from teacher to Saturday Night Live writer to Insecure star to, soon, movie star, with a part in the upcoming Wonka
Photo-Illustration: by The Cut; Photo: Rozette Rago . Last year alone, she celebrated the final season of Insecure — saying good-bye to her fan-favorite character, Kelli — and expanded her fan base with a scene-stealing role on HBO’s runaway hit White Lotus. If that’s not “growth,” I don’t know what is.
Paying my bills. It wasn’t fear that kept me from diving into acting full-time, but the realities of graduating college with a theater degree in the middle of a recession. I didn’t know how I would make ends meet.To be honest, I never feared giving up. My dream of being a professional artist has always felt like a calling — I had no other choice but to answer it. The hard part was accepting it wasn’t going to be easy.
Insecure has had such a huge impact on pop culture — what kind of pressure does that put on you to make your upcoming projects just as successful? I could use it all the time! I’m at the stage in life where I’ve become deeply curious about the world — who I am, why we are the way we are. You know, Brené Brown shit. I’ve learned a ton, so when I’m presented with opportunities to respond to things “the old way,” I’m able to use the new tools and strategies I’ve cultivated. And that’s, well … growth.
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