Writing a book is the most terrifying thing that I've ever done. It's so much harder than writing for television because it… — Mindy Kaling Copy Share Image
“The expectation that TV women need to be more likeable than men is bullshit and in need of a change.” — Mindy Kaling Copy Share Image
I feel like the high-concept shows that have some kind of gimmick tend not to be the hit classic shows of all… — Mindy Kaling Copy Share Image
On 'The Office,' so much of the show is about disguising your true feelings and your romantic feelings because it was a… — Mindy Kaling Copy Share Image
I’ve worked in television for 10 years straight. If I were a man, it wouldn’t be considered strange [to have confidence] at… — Mindy Kaling Copy Share Image
As a kid, I always loved serialized books. It's the reason why people love 'Harry Potter.' Serialization is amazing. It works in… — Mindy Kaling Copy Share Image
Catharsis isn't art. You can't rely on catharsis to get a laugh. Because guess what? People do laugh when something's shocking, but… — Mindy Kaling Copy Share Image
It's really sweet when people tweet at me and say I'm their spirit animal or 'I wish she was my best friend,'… — Mindy Kaling Copy Share Image
It used to be that you had to make female TV characters perfect so no one would be offended by your 'portrayal'… — Mindy Kaling Copy Share Image
The way that TV is set up is very helpful for when a show comes to an end because as an actor,… — Mindy Kaling Copy Share Image
I want it to feel very satisfying, the ending, so you've felt like you were going on a journey and we were… — Mindy Kaling Copy Share Image
I love that 'Much Ado About Nothing,' passionate, smart fighting. I love fighting with guys, and that's something that I don't get… — Mindy Kaling Copy Share Image
I have a great job writing for 'The Office,' but, really, all television writers do is dream of one day writing movies.… — Mindy Kaling Copy Share Image
What Mindy has in common with a lot of women in their mid-30s is that she's obsessed with marriage. It's the entire… — Mindy Kaling Copy Share Image
When you only do 10 episodes for a final season, every character and all of her interactions in every storyline have so… — Mindy Kaling Copy Share Image
I love 'The Office.' I'm in the premiere, and I'm maybe gonna shoot another episode this season, but I've been there since… — Mindy Kaling Copy Share Image
We have this saying, and it's been very useful when a series, 'The Mindy Project' goes for longer than a hundred episodes,… — Mindy Kaling Copy Share Image
I think women in general like men that don't give them the thing that we want. We want a chase. — Mindy Kaling Copy Share
When you're "East Coast" person, you are so insufferable, and you have no idea. And I was. One, because I was miserable, and nobody… — Mindy Kaling Copy Share
..I find it incredible impossible not to cry when I hear Stevie Nicks's "Landslide," especially the lyric: "I've been afraid of changing, because I've… — Mindy Kaling Copy Share
I must have been 10 or 11, but anything Dana Carvey ever did, I just really loved. He was on for a long time,… — Mindy Kaling Copy Share
“As it is, I guess I find “Jack & Diane” a little disgusting. As a child of immigrant professionals, I can’t help but notice… — Mindy Kaling Copy Share
“As it is, I guess I find "Jack and Diane" a little disgusting. As a child of immigrant professionals, I can't help but notice… — Mindy Kaling Copy Share
True love is singing karaoke 'under pressure' and letting the other person sing the Freddie Mercury part. — Mindy Kaling Copy Share
I had these kind of unrealistic expectations that were fueled by romantic comedies, and it has both helped me and hurt me in many… — Mindy Kaling Copy Share
Almost every college playwright or sketch or improv comedian was sort of aware of Christopher Durang - even kids in high school. His short… — Mindy Kaling Copy Share
More than half the questions I am asked are about the politics of the way I look — Mindy Kaling Copy Share
“Even though Mavis was my secret friend, she is the only one I hope I see again. She’s the only one I wonder about.… — Mindy Kaling Copy Share
I regard romantic comedies as a subgenre of sci-fi, in which the world operates according to different rules than my regular human world. — Mindy Kaling Copy Share
“Be like Allan Pearl. Sit next to the class clown and study him. Then grow up, take everything you learned, and get paid to… — Mindy Kaling Copy Share
“Don’t be closer to twice a friend’s weight than to her actual weight,” I told myself. This little mantra has helped me stave off… — Mindy Kaling Copy Share
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