I have an underdog spirit in me, and now it feels weird to kind of get my own way more often than… — 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
Also, chubby people can never truly pull off ethereal the same way skinny people can never be jolly. — Mindy Kaling Copy Share Image
I feel the same way about clothes as I do about food. I want everything, — Mindy Kaling Copy Share Image
If it weren't for my imagination, I would weigh ten thousand pounds. This is because the only way I am able to… — Mindy Kaling Copy Share Image
I don't think anyone wants to grow up to be Mindy Lahiri, the same way no one wants to grow up to… — Mindy Kaling Copy Share Image
In my writers' room, which is mostly men, I get a lot of questions like "What would be the quickest way to… — 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
Why didn’t you talk about whether women are funny or not? I just felt that by commenting on that in any real… — Mindy Kaling Copy Share Image
I don't ever remember being able to debate with my parents. Even though I thought of myself as a very bright kid,… — 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
I think that it's insidious to be spending more of your time reflecting and talking about panels, and talking more and more… — Mindy Kaling Copy Share Image
They talk about how men are chasers, but women are just like that too. At least a lot of the women that… — 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
I've always assumed that my parents and my in-laws would live with me when I get older and have children. I just… — Mindy Kaling Copy Share Image
I would love to be married. But it's not a necessity like the way that I feel I need and want to… — Mindy Kaling Copy Share Image
I get so worried about girls with body image stuff And I feel like I have been able to have a fun… — 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… — Mindy Kaling Copy Share Image
There is some pressure when you are a woman doing what I do that you must support all other women unconditionally, no… — Mindy Kaling Copy Share Image
Write your own part. It is the only way I've gotten anywhere. It is much harder work, but sometimes you have to… — 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
In terms of my Indianness, I try not to rely on it nor deny it. When it comes up organically in my… — Mindy Kaling Copy Share Image
I notice that a little bit at The Office, with, like, an actor: If I decided there'd be a certain way in… — 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
My understanding of the way sex scenes work is that you're surrounded by crew, and you're cold, and you have to do… — Mindy Kaling Copy Share Image
I have crushes on celebrities or people I meet or see in the coffee shop, and every day I fall in love… — 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
