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title: "5 Comedy Writers Quotes By Mindy Kaling"
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> [I always wanted to write, even before I realized that there was a comedy writers' world, or what that life was like.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mindy-kaling/i-always-wanted-to-write-even-before-i-realized-that-there-was-a/)

[Mindy Kaling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mindy-kaling/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ce6/mindy-kaling-672_comedy_i-always-wanted-to-write-even-before-i-r_747397.jpg)

> [I never want to be called the funniest Indian female comedian that exists. I feel like I can go head-to-head with the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mindy-kaling/i-never-want-to-be-called-the-funniest-indian-female-comedian-that/)

[Mindy Kaling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mindy-kaling/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eee/mindy-kaling-672_able_i-never-want-to-be-called-the-funniest-i_1619792.jpg)

> [People don't want to listen to a celebrity tweeting about their charities and shows. That's why comedy writers do well - we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mindy-kaling/people-don-t-want-to-listen-to-a-celebrity-tweeting-about-their/)

[Mindy Kaling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mindy-kaling/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bdd/mindy-kaling-672_charity_people-don-t-want-to-listen-to-a-celebri_2227098.png)

> [I think a lot of people compare female writers or female comedians to each other in a way that men are not.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mindy-kaling/i-think-a-lot-of-people-compare-female-writers-or-female-comedians-to/)

[Mindy Kaling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mindy-kaling/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cb4/mindy-kaling-672_comedian_i-think-a-lot-of-people-compare-female-w_2353978.png)

> [Comedy writers have the most fragile egos.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mindy-kaling/comedy-writers-have-the-most-fragile-egos/)

[Mindy Kaling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mindy-kaling/)

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## More by Mindy Kaling

> [I think women in general like men that don't give them the thing that we want. We want a chase.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mindy-kaling/i-think-women-in-general-like-men-that-don-t-give-them-the-thing-that/)

[Mindy Kaling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mindy-kaling/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mindy-kaling/when-you-re-east-coast-person-you-are-so-insufferable-and-you-have-no/)

[Mindy Kaling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mindy-kaling/)

> [..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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mindy-kaling/i-find-it-incredible-impossible-not-to-cry-when-i-hear-stevie-nicks-s/)

[Mindy Kaling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mindy-kaling/)

> [I must have been 10 or 11, but anything Dana Carvey ever did, I just really loved. He was on for a long time,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mindy-kaling/i-must-have-been-10-or-11-but-anything-dana-carvey-ever-did-i-just/)

[Mindy Kaling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mindy-kaling/)

> [“As it is, I guess I find “Jack & Diane” a little disgusting. As a child of immigrant professionals, I can’t help but notice…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mindy-kaling/as-it-is-i-guess-i-find-jack-diane-a-little-disgusting-as-a-child-of/)

[Mindy Kaling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mindy-kaling/)

> [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mindy-kaling/as-it-is-i-guess-i-find-jack-and-diane-a-little-disgusting-as-a-child/)

[Mindy Kaling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mindy-kaling/)

> [True love is singing karaoke 'under pressure' and letting the other person sing the Freddie Mercury part.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mindy-kaling/true-love-is-singing-karaoke-under-pressure-and-letting-the-other/)

[Mindy Kaling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mindy-kaling/)

> [I had these kind of unrealistic expectations that were fueled by romantic comedies, and it has both helped me and hurt me in many…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mindy-kaling/i-had-these-kind-of-unrealistic-expectations-that-were-fueled-by/)

[Mindy Kaling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mindy-kaling/)

> [There's a female writer-performer thing going on in TV right now.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mindy-kaling/there-s-a-female-writer-performer-thing-going-on-in-tv-right-now/)

[Mindy Kaling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mindy-kaling/)

> [Almost every college playwright or sketch or improv comedian was sort of aware of Christopher Durang - even kids in high school. His short…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mindy-kaling/almost-every-college-playwright-or-sketch-or-improv-comedian-was-sort/)

[Mindy Kaling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mindy-kaling/)

> [More than half the questions I am asked are about the politics of the way I look](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mindy-kaling/more-than-half-the-questions-i-am-asked-are-about-the-politics-of-the/)

[Mindy Kaling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mindy-kaling/)

> [“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.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mindy-kaling/even-though-mavis-was-my-secret-friend-she-is-the-only-one-i-hope-i/)

[Mindy Kaling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mindy-kaling/)

> [I regard romantic comedies as a subgenre of sci-fi, in which the world operates according to different rules than my regular human world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mindy-kaling/i-regard-romantic-comedies-as-a-subgenre-of-sci-fi-in-which-the-world/)

[Mindy Kaling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mindy-kaling/)

> [“Be like Allan Pearl. Sit next to the class clown and study him. Then grow up, take everything you learned, and get paid to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mindy-kaling/be-like-allan-pearl-sit-next-to-the-class-clown-and-study-him-then/)

[Mindy Kaling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mindy-kaling/)

> [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mindy-kaling/don-t-be-closer-to-twice-a-friend-s-weight-than-to-her-actual-weight/)

[Mindy Kaling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mindy-kaling/)

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