It used to be that you had to make female TV characters perfect so no one would be offended by your 'portrayal' of women. Even when I started out on 'The Office' eight years ago, we could write our male characters funny and flawed, but not the women. And now, thankfully, it's completely different.
Mindy KalingAs a kid, I always loved serialized books. Itโs the reason why people love Harry Potter. Serialization is amazing. It works in television. It works in film and it works in books. Especially when youโre a young kid, you get attached to these characters.
Mindy KalingMy dad is a very snappy dresser; he gets all his stuff tailored. He's an architect, so he's a little more artistically minded.
Mindy KalingPeople, 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."
Mindy Kaling