My mom always used to say, "You can't say I love you before you can say I." And I think that sort of makes sense.
Mindy KalingThat's my advice to people. You can't get hung up on thinking, "Am I the victim in this situation?" No, I'm in charge of it.
Mindy KalingWrite your own part. It is the only way I've gotten anywhere. It is much harder work, but sometimes you have to take destiny into your own hands.
Mindy KalingI always wanted to write, even before I realized that there was a comedy writers' world, or what that life was like. I never thought of myself, at least as a little kid, in terms of being the onscreen talent. I always thought it'd be so much fun to write sketches and be a writer. Even as little as 6 or 7, that's what my main interest was.
Mindy Kaling