Shows Quotes by Mindy Kaling

14 Shows quotes by Mindy Kaling

Mindy’s voice is unmistakable, and these fourteen lines give a quick taste of her clever take on television. She mixes satire with genuine affection, making it a handy stop for fans of her breezy, relatable style.

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I cringe a lot when I look at my early talk-show experiences.

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I feel like the high-concept shows that have some kind of gimmick tend not to be the hit classic shows of all…

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Twitter is the most amazing medium for a comedy writer. I can't get in every idea I want on the show no…

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Every day, I wake up and I'm like, "Oh, I'm the star of my own show that has my name in it…

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People don't want to listen to a celebrity tweeting about their charities and shows. That's why comedy writers do well - we…

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Growing up, I remember my parents feeling a little wary of 'The Simpsons.' This was the late eighties, and there was a…

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There are little Indian girls out there who look up to me, and I never want to belittle the honor of being…

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On 'The Office,' so much of the show is about disguising your true feelings and your romantic feelings because it was a…

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I'm an actor and a writer and a showrunner and I edit my show. ... I have a job that three people…

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I think references, where they fit organically, are great. It's great to do a show that's real and relatable, and so much…

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I think as women, you know, if you are considered a pioneer in these things, you can get really distracted by these…

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I fall into that nebulous, quote-unquote, normal American woman size that legions of fashion stylists detest. For the record, I'm a size…

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I’m not complaining about Romance Being Dead - I’ve just described a happy marriage as based on talking about plants and a…

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There are little Indian girls out there who look up to me, and I never want to belittle the honor of being…

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I think women in general like men that don't give them the thing that we want. We want a chase.

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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…

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..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…

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I must have been 10 or 11, but anything Dana Carvey ever did, I just really loved. He was on for a long time,…

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“As it is, I guess I find “Jack & Diane” a little disgusting. As a child of immigrant professionals, I can’t help but notice…

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“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…

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True love is singing karaoke 'under pressure' and letting the other person sing the Freddie Mercury part.

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I had these kind of unrealistic expectations that were fueled by romantic comedies, and it has both helped me and hurt me in many…

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There's a female writer-performer thing going on in TV right now.

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Almost every college playwright or sketch or improv comedian was sort of aware of Christopher Durang - even kids in high school. His short…

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More than half the questions I am asked are about the politics of the way I look

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“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.…

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I regard romantic comedies as a subgenre of sci-fi, in which the world operates according to different rules than my regular human world.

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“Be like Allan Pearl. Sit next to the class clown and study him. Then grow up, take everything you learned, and get paid to…

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“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…

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