I feel lucky because I was a nerd, which I talk about in the book, but I had academic success, so through that, because thats 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
Fast food is hugely important in the life of a comedy writer. All we do is order in, and what were going to eat is hotly debated. – Mindy Kaling
The funniest racism is the racism between minorities. Its something you dont see dramatized, but almost every minority I know whos my age, they have these funny stories about their parents stereotyping other minorities. – Mindy Kaling
Im not good at anything except writing jokes. I wasnt good at sports, I wasnt good at anything artsy, ever. I think there was a real worry for a while about what I would be good at. I was just this chubby little Indian kid who looked like a nerd. – Mindy Kaling