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 amazeattachbook share on social
There's the psychotic ambitious side of myself that wants a fashion line and my own network and be like a combination of Oprah and Gwen Stefani. And have a perfume. Definitely a perfume. Mindy Kaling ambitiouscombinationfashion Change image and share on social
There's a female writer-performer thing going on in TV right now. Mindy Kaling femaleperformerthing Change image and share on social
People take things at face value on social media. Earnestness is the assumption. Mindy Kaling assumptionearnestnessface Change image and share on social
As a kid it's adorable to have a gap in your teeth. But then, because of the shifting in my mouth, I started whistling through it, and as a 32-year-old woman, whistling while you speak in sort of annoying. Mindy Kaling adorableannoygap share on social
I feel lucky because I was a nerd, which I talk about in the book, but I had academic success, so through that, because that's what my parents put a great deal of value on, I had a great childhood because I sort of fulfilled the expectations of being good at school. Mindy Kaling academicbookchildhood share on social
I love talking about clothes with women; it's like a code because women dress for women. Mindy Kaling clothecodedress Change image and share on social
I was always a silent comedy nerd. I would stay up late and sneak downstairs to watch 'Saturday Night Live' and 'Kids in the Hall,' and things like that. Very early on, my parents realized that I was not going to be an engineer or a doctor. I just don't have those inclinations, at all. Mindy Kaling comedydoctordownstairs share on social
When I was a little kid, I wrote this play about all these characters living in a haunted house. There was a witch who lived there, and a mummy. When they were all hassling him, this guy who bought the house - I can't believe I remember this - he said to them, 'Who's paying the mortgage on this haunted house?' I thought that was really funny. Mindy Kaling buycharacterfunny share on social
On 'The Office,' so much of the show is about disguising your true feelings and your romantic feelings because it was a mock documentary. Mindy Kaling disguisedocumentaryfeeling Change image and share on social