I don't need marriage. I don't need anyone to take care of all my needs and desires. I can take care of them myself now.

My whole childhood was like: Work hard, be quiet, respect elderly people, respect your parents, and just be unobtrusive.

That'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.

It's weird: I was in a conference room, shouting out story ideas in the voices of different characters, and it was something I had to learn because I'd never been in that atmosphere. But I think I had a quick learning curve, because this is the job I was supposed to have.

There are little Indian girls out there who look up to me, and I never want to belittle the honor of being an inspiration to them. But while I’m talking about why I’m so different, white male show runners get to talk about their art.

Nothing gives you confidence like being a member of a small, weirdly specific, hard-to-find demographic.

I'm not into red carpet looks where it's clear the woman wanted to look like a pretty, pretty princess.