Shes a heightened version of me, Lena Waithe told EW at the sitcoms New York premiere Thursday.
Shes very straightforward, a lot like myself, and she loves her friends.
Waithe, who plays Denise on thenew Netflix series, acknowledges that her personality helped shape the role.
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I dont think they ever intended her to be African-American.
They definitely didnt intend for her to be gay, Waithe said.
TheBoneswriters onscreen relationship with Ansari spilled into real life, too.
He sends me weird Dubsmash videos and we text silly things all the time, Waithe said.
He and I have a natural chemistry.
Were constantly eating, the 39-year-old comedian said.
Besides the show, the most important thing was Where are we eating for lunch?
And I was like, But Im trying to be sexy and youre being goofy.
So I think jumping in like that, you get to see what people are made of.
Master of Noneseason 1is currently streaming on Netflix.
