I'm not good at anything except writing jokes. I wasn't good at sports, I wasn't good at anything artsy, ever. I think there was a real worry for a while about what I would be good at. I was just this chubby little Indian kid who looked like a nerd.

It doesn't help for you to name a character's first name be Mindy and then be like, "I'm nothing like the character."

I’m Adorable. I Look like Keira Knightley Running Errands!

You should know I disagree with a lot of traditional advice. For instance, they say the best revenge is living well. I say it’s acid in the face—who will love them now?

People, you know, had trouble with the character. Mindy is not immediately likeable. She does and says a lot of things that you don't see in, forget female characters, any characters. Like, she says things like, "I'm going to hell because I don't really care about the environment and I love to gossip."

There Has Ceased to Be a Difference Between My Awake Clothes and My Asleep Clothes

Comedy writers have the most fragile egos.