Quotes by Mindy Kaling

It’s traumatizing to think that a best friend could become just a friend. That’s because there is virtually no difference between an acquaintance and a friend. But the gulf between a friend and a best friend is enormous and profound. And if I look at it that way, I think I can see the value of a wedding. If you’re my best friend and the only way I get to have dinner with you is by traveling thousands of miles, selecting a chicken or fish option, and wearing a dress in the same shade of lavender as six other girls, I will do that. I wont love it. But I love you.

I lost my mind. I lunged at him and inhaled all of his fries standing up a foot away from the trash can. No food is as delicious as food you eat standing a foot away from a trash can. Ask any possum.

My parents were supportive of my creativity but did not have a lot of patience for whimsy with zero production value. They had stuff to do.

There is a certain type of greasy hair that you get only when you are writing with no breaks.

I think sometimes people think cheerful is a synonym for dumb, so no one is ever cheerful.

Ive found my productive-writing-to-screwing-around ratio to be one to seven. So, for every eight hour day of writing, there is only one good productive hour of work being done. The other seven hours are preparing for writing: pacing around the house, collapsing cardboard bxes for recycling, reading the DVD extras pamphlet from BBC Pride & Prejudice, getting snacks lined up for writing, and YouTubing toddlers who learned the Single Ladies dance. I know. Isnt that horrible? So, basically, writing this piece took me the time between Thanksgiving and Christmas.

Write your own part. Its the only way Ive ever gotten anywhere. It is much harder work, but sometimes you have to take destiny into your own hands. It is much harder work, but sometimes you have to take destiny into your own hands. It forces you to think about what your strengths really are, and once you find them, you can showcase them, and nobody can stop you.

Die in a good way, obviously.

Entitlement is simply the belief that you deserve something. Which is great. The hard part is, youd better make sure you deserve it. So, how did I make sure that I deserved it?To answer that, I would like to quote from the Twitter bio of one of my favorite people, Kevin Hart. It reads:My name is Kevin Hart and I WORK HARD!!! That pretty much sums me up!!! Everybody Wants To Be Famous But Nobody Wants To Do The Work!

Im a role model now. ... I want to be a better person because I dont want to disappoint those girls. I stop and think about my actions more. I tip great, I try not to swear too much, and I remember to thank people and be grateful. And all that stuff I do to appear better has actually made me a better person. I wish I had always acted like I was a little bit famous.

No one ever wants to hear about how stressed out anyone else is, because most of the time everyone is stressed out. Going on and on in detail about how stressed out I am isnt a conversation. Itll never lead anywhere.

No one ever wants to hear how stressed out anyone else is, because most of the time everyone is stressed out. Going on and on in detail about how stressed out I am isn’t conversation. It’ll never lead anywhere. No one is going to say, “Wow, Mindy, you really have it especially bad. I have heard some stories of stress, but this just takes the cake.

I do not think stress is a legitimate topic of conversation, in public anyway. No one ever wants to hear how stressed anyone else is, because most of the time everyone is stressed out. Going on and on in detail about how stressed I am isnt conversation. Itll never lead anywhere.

Gail loved to talk about how stressed she was. She would do this thing where wed be walking in the hallway, and suddenly shed stop in her tracks, rub both of her temples with her index and middle fingers, and theatrically let out a deep guttural moan: Mooooog.Mooog. Minz. I am just so stressed out, shed say. I just want to go home, open a bottle of red wine, draw up a hot bath, light some candles and listen to David Gray. A note about me: I do not think stress is a legitimate topic of conversation, in public anyway. No one ever wants to hear how stressed out anyone else is, because most of the time everyone is stressed out. Going on and on in detail about how stressed out I am isnt conversation. Itll never lead anywhere. No one is going to say, Wow, Mindy, you really have it especially bad. I have heard some stories of stress, but this just takes the cake.

I am slightly offended by the way busy working women my age are presented in film. Im not, like, always barking orders into my hands-free phone device and telling people constantly, I have no time for this! I didnt completely forget how to be nice and feminine because I have a career.

Im not talking about commitment to romantic relationships. Im talking about commitment to things: houses, jobs, neighborhoods. Having a job that requires a contract. Paying a mortgage. I think when men hear that women want a commitment, they think it means commitment to a romantic relationship, but thats not it. Its a commitment to not floating around anymore. I want a guy who is entrenched in his own life.

Just bear a passing resemblance to a fictional romantic trope I like and I will love you forever. Were all just trying to find the Mark Darcy of our workplace, arent we?

I don’t really like organizations where people are “deemed” things.

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.

I try not to put anything political on the forefront of what Im trying to do creatively. At the same time, I do think its wonderful when I hear people say that its inspirational that Im an Indian woman on camera. My life is very diverse, and my friends are a diverse group of people.