As a kid, I always loved serialized books. It’s 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 you’re a young kid, you get attached to these characters. Mindy Kaling Read Quote
Almost every college playwright or sketch or improv comedian was sort of aware of Christopher Durang – even kids in high school. His short plays were so accessible to younger people and I think that was inspirational to me. Mindy Kaling Read Quote
My dad’s whole family is in Madras and I was born in America so we didn’t have that big Indian community. I don’t really have anything interesting to say about it. When I talk about it people are like, ‘meh, let’s talk about something else.’ Mindy Kaling Read Quote
I have an underdog spirit in me, and now it feels weird to kind of get my own way more often than not. Mindy Kaling Read Quote
I love ‘The Office.’ I’m in the premiere, and I’m maybe gonna shoot another episode this season, but I’ve been there since the very beginning, so when I found out this is the last year – I am a good Asian kid who was an A student – I wish I could be there to the end to see things through. Mindy Kaling Read Quote
The funniest racism is the racism between minorities. It’s something you don’t see dramatized, but almost every minority I know who’s my age, they have these funny stories about their parents stereotyping other minorities. Mindy Kaling Read Quote
The Tweets that I have written that are most popular are the ones that are the kind of universal girly concerns and observations. Mindy Kaling Read Quote
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. Mindy Kaling Read Quote
I would love if gay men responded to me. All I want is for many gay men to dress up as me for Halloween. Mindy Kaling Read Quote
I was obsessed with being popular in high school and never achieved it. There’s photos from our high school musicals, and I’m comically in the deep background, wearing a beggar’s costume. Mindy Kaling Read Quote
