“As it is, I guess I find "Jack and Diane" a little disgusting. As a child of immigrant professionals, I can't help… — Mindy Kaling Copy Share Image
I went to Dartmouth College so simply by being an Indian-American woman, I was already so statistically interesting. And then the fact… — Mindy Kaling Copy Share Image
Twitter is the most amazing medium for a comedy writer. I can't get in every idea I want on the show no… — Mindy Kaling Copy Share Image
“(On differences between men and boys) Men know what they want. Men make concrete plans. Men own alarm clocks. Men sleep on… — Mindy Kaling Copy Share Image
“[…]Frisbee people won’t let it go. My theory is that this is because there’s a huge overlap between people who are good… — Mindy Kaling Copy Share Image
“At the age of six, the criteria for handsome was simply: "Is he not related to me?" and "Have I seen him… — Mindy Kaling Copy Share Image
“If someone called me chubby, it would no longer be something that kept me up late at night. Being called fat is… — Mindy Kaling Copy Share Image
I always wanted to write, even before I realized that there was a comedy writers' world, or what that life was like.… — Mindy Kaling Copy Share Image
My dad is funny in his own way, and so is my brother, but in terms of legitimately making a lot of… — Mindy Kaling Copy Share Image
Fast food is hugely important in the life of a comedy writer. All we do is order in, and what we're going… — Mindy Kaling Copy Share Image
“Every couple of months or so, some boundary breaking article comes out in a nationally published magazine. The article makes a big… — Mindy Kaling Copy Share Image
There is a lot of catarsis that passes itself off as art or comedy and I'm kind of critical of that. I… — Mindy Kaling Copy Share Image
I never want to be called the funniest Indian female comedian that exists. I feel like I can go head-to-head with the… — Mindy Kaling Copy Share Image
What I'd really like to write is a romantic comedy. This is my favorite kind of movie. I feel almost embarrassed revealing… — Mindy Kaling Copy Share Image
In junior high, there were a lot of really ugly guys who were popular because they made people laugh. I was like,… — Mindy Kaling Copy Share Image
People don't want to listen to a celebrity tweeting about their charities and shows. That's why comedy writers do well - we… — Mindy Kaling Copy Share Image
I think a lot of people compare female writers or female comedians to each other in a way that men are not.… — Mindy Kaling Copy Share Image
“Luckily, I was not born a white man.* *This has never before been said in the history of humanity.” — Mindy Kaling Copy Share Image
I was always a silent comedy nerd. I would stay up late and sneak downstairs to watch 'Saturday Night Live' and 'Kids… — Mindy Kaling Copy Share Image
There wasn't a big tradition of comedy at Dartmouth. More than that, there wasn't really anything artsy going on in Hanover, or… — Mindy Kaling Copy Share Image
“No one ever wants to hear how stressed out anyone else is, because most of the time everyone is stressed out.” — Mindy Kaling Copy Share Image
I had to learn a skill set. I think I had the materials to be a good comedy writer. — Mindy Kaling Copy Share Image
“I have a comedy writer friend, Sandy, whose husband left her for another woman the moment his restaurant (which Sandy had invested… — 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 Image
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 Image
..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 Image
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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
True love is singing karaoke 'under pressure' and letting the other person sing the Freddie Mercury part. — Mindy Kaling Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
More than half the questions I am asked are about the politics of the way I look — Mindy Kaling Copy Share Image
“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 Image
