552 Quotes by Mindy Kaling

The problem was I didn’t want just anyone’s company. I wanted the company of funny, smart, like-minded people. That’s when I realized something about myself: I would rather be lonely than bored.

I am telling you, the key to looking gorgeous is to never sit up straight. It implies you have not eaten enough to have the strength to sit like a regular person, which historically is sexy to everyone.

Fast food is hugely important in the life of a comedy writer. All we do is order in, and what we’re going to eat is hotly debated.

I really ought to send him some money, but, honestly, he doesn’t need it. He has that sweet Despicable Me money.

I knew the truth, which is if someone really wants to see you, they always find a way. Always. That.

I was just this chubby little Indian kid who looked like a nerd. I didn’t have a ton of academic skills. It wasn’t until I was in high school that I was like, “I guess I like writing dialogue.” So that’s how I got into it.

Something that’s happened recently is that I don’t beat myself up about stuff.

Truthfully, I guess I would like to be remembered as a great writer and a kind person. I wouldn’t mind if an expensive bag were named after me, like Jane Birkin.

I’m not married, I frequently use my debit card to buy things that cost less than three dollars, and my bedroom is so untidy it looks like vandals ransacked the Anthropologie sale section. I’m kind of a mess.