I am an incredibly impatient person. Mindy Kaling More Quotes by Mindy Kaling More Quotes From Mindy Kaling I always knew I wanted kids, but when my mom passed away I was like, 'I want a bunch of kids. I want three kids or four kids, and I want to have that relationship again.' I can't bring my mom back, but I can have children. Mindy Kaling mom kids children Not to be weird, but I still have an ongoing relationship with my mom, even though she passed away, and I've been surprised at how much I've been able to convey to her. Now I sound like a total weirdo, but that's true. Mindy Kaling ongoing mom sound I'm giving a lot of opinions, but I don't give any advice. I'm 31 and I'm not married and having kids. I'm five-foot-three. I weigh, like, 150 pounds and I'm not in this position to be telling people how to live. Mindy Kaling feet kids people People take things at face value on social media. Earnestness is the assumption. Mindy Kaling media faces people I’ve worked in television for 10 years straight. If I were a man, it wouldn’t be considered strange [to have confidence] at all. Mindy Kaling men television years There’s a whole list of things I would probably change about myself. For example, I’m always trying to lose fifteen pounds. But I never need to be skinny. I don’t want to be skinny. I’m constantly in a state of self-improvement but I don’t beat myself up over it. Mindy Kaling always-trying example self Every actor pretends that they hate sex scenes, and the truth is that they all love them, and they're lying. Mindy Kaling hate lying sex I get so worried about girls with body image stuff And I feel like I have been able to have a fun career and be an on-camera talent and be someone who has boyfriends and love interests and wears nice clothes and those kinds of things without having to be an emaciated stick. And it is possible to do it. In life, you don't have to be that way and you can have a great life, a fun life, and a fulfilling love life. Mindy Kaling nice girl fun Because confidence is like respect; you have to earn it. Mindy Kaling why-not I have crushes on celebrities or people I meet or see in the coffee shop, and every day I fall in love with three people simply because they said one funny thing or appeared to me in a certain way. Mindy Kaling crush falling-in-love coffee I don't consider myself a fashion person, I consider myself a shopping person. As a person who has girlie interests and a little bit of disposable income. Mindy Kaling income shopping fashion I'm too excited to sleep! Mindy Kaling excited sleep People talk about mumblecore but I prefer bumblecore, hyper-realistic bee movies about how bees really are. Mindy Kaling realistic bees people I don't need marriage. I don't need anyone to take care of all my needs and desires. I can take care of them myself now. Mindy Kaling care desire needs This is extremely challenging when you sound like a 12-year-old girl, and you decide your first personal endeavor is to play, like, a - like, a very macho dude. Mindy Kaling girl play years When I was twenty-five, I went on exactly four dates with a much older guy whom I'll call Peter Parker. I'm calling him Peter Parker because the actual guy's name was also alliterative, and because, well, it's my book and I'll name a guy I dated after Spider-Man's alter ego if I want to. Mindy Kaling names men book 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. Mindy Kaling bags kind mind People seem to be having these awesome sex lives and I'm just trying to find a life partner to go apple picking with. What's wrong with me? Mindy Kaling apples sex people My understanding of the way sex scenes work is that you're surrounded by crew, and you're cold, and you have to do it eight times 'cause they didn't get the lighting. It doesn't sound pleasant, but you think that actors actually enjoy it? Mindy Kaling eight sex thinking Gratitude is the closest thing to beauty manifested in an emotion Mindy Kaling closest gratitude emotion