I 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 KalingThere are so many distractions you can face as a woman, either with relationships or worrying about, Should I go to this party? or, Should I be doing this to help me get ahead? All [success] is, is doing your work and staying focused. It's boring advice, but boring good advice is what you can get from me!
Mindy KalingWhy wear white? It's like, forget about dropping something on it. I don't understand how anybody wears white.
Mindy KalingThere are many teenage vampire books you could have purchased instead. I'm grateful you made this choice.
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 KalingIโm not complaining about Romance Being Dead - Iโve just described a happy marriage as based on talking about plants and a canceled Ray Romano show and drinking milkshakes: not exactly rose petals and gazing into each otherโs eyes at the top of the Empire State Building or whatever. Iโm pretty sure my parents have gazed into each otherโs eyes maybe once, and that was so my mom could put eyedrops in my dadโs eyes.
Mindy Kaling