I try not to put anything political on the forefront of what I'm trying to do creatively. At the same time, I do think it's wonderful when I hear people say that it's inspirational that I'm an Indian woman on camera. My life is very diverse, and my friends are a diverse group of people.

I'm the kind of person who would rather get my hopes up really high and watch them get dashed to pieces than wisely keep my expectations at bay and hope they are exceeded. This quality has made me a needy and theatrical friend, but has given me a spectacularly dramatic emotional life.

In my mind, the sexiest thing in the world is the feeling that you’re wanted.

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

The Tweets that I have written that are most popular are the ones that are the kind of universal girly concerns and observations.

I would rather have someone read my diary than look at my iPod playlists.

I love that 'Much Ado About Nothing,' passionate, smart fighting. I love fighting with guys, and that's something that I don't get to see: arguing at a high level with a member of the opposite sex. That didn't really happen that much on 'The Office.' I just like that 'Moonlighting,' Benedick-Beatrice type of thing.