I cringe a lot when I look at my early talk-show experiences. Mindy Kaling More Quotes by Mindy Kaling More Quotes From Mindy Kaling I don't mind that if I ever star in movies, they'll likely be mine. That's okay, because my great role models - Woody Allen, even Tyler Perry, who is actually one of my role models, even if that seems kind of strange - they do that themselves. And it's great. They build empires, and they're known as having their own voice. I think it's 20 times more fun to act on a set where I feel the freedom to change the dialogue. Mindy Kaling stars fun thinking Why wear white? It's like, forget about dropping something on it. I don't understand how anybody wears white. Mindy Kaling dropping white forget I don't have very much time to surf the net, because it's as though my boss has a tracking device on me. The instant I'm looking at a Chloe sweater on Shopbop, I'll get a call in my office with a PA asking: "Paul wants to know where you are and why you're not in the writers room, and if maybe you're online shopping." Mindy Kaling sweaters shopping office Don't fall into the trap of thinking about politics in your workplace too much. Just work hard, be cheerful, ignore distractions. Mindy Kaling hard-work fall thinking I hate gowns. It's a rare gown indeed that is cool. Most are elegant or whatever, a quality I don't put a big premium on. Mindy Kaling gowns quality hate I'm not into red carpet looks where it's clear the woman wanted to look like a pretty, pretty princess. Mindy Kaling princess red looks Every day, I wake up and I'm like, "Oh, I'm the star of my own show that has my name in it and I get to write it and hire actors that I've loved for such a long time!" It's amazing! Mindy Kaling stars names writing I have a goofy side that impacts my clothing a lot. To that end, I love witty, colorful, prints. Mindy Kaling impact sides witty I worship makeup. The basics are always: Stila shadows, LeClerc powder for my crazy shiny skin, Bobbie brown liner pot, Chanel mascara, and Koh Gen Do for foundation, Nars for colors and sparkles. Mindy Kaling makeup crazy color I stupidly memorize my credit card and use it about thrice weekly for online shopping. The only reason I don't bankrupt myself is that I return about 75% of what I buy. Mindy Kaling shopping return cards I am the kind of person that is drawn to colors against my will. Mindy Kaling color kind persons Directing is exhausting, but not for the actual directing part, when you say "Action!" and give creative notes. As a director, the exhausting part is that you are a professional answer-machine. Mindy Kaling creative giving directors The way that TV is set up is very helpful for when a show comes to an end because as an actor, you've got acting, but as a showrunner you still get to edit for three months and after that ends you get to do a sound mix. So, as a writer-performer in television, it's a very nurturing, gradual environment to say goodbye to a show. Mindy Kaling helpful acting goodbye I can't have a big breakfast or a big lunch because I get very lethargic, and then I get really cranky. I eat, but I have to eat small, healthful amounts of food. Mindy Kaling lunch bigs breakfast Couples are really funny, because if they are together, they can fight and do fun things together. In Jane Austen books, marriage is the end of the story, but I actually think a really funny couple could be a fun thing to watch. Mindy Kaling couple fun book I know a lot of people think of me and they like, oh that girl is really sexy, that girl is really put together, she would never do something as unladylike as a beet eating competition. Mindy Kaling sexy girl thinking You always want to keep your look clean and elegant, but you don't have to do the safe black-dress route. Have some fun! Wear something colorful with a hint of sparkle. Mindy Kaling black dresses fun Your fear that your parents will actually kill you for dropping out of college is something that I think a lot of children of immigrants would maybe relate to. Mindy Kaling college children thinking People, you know, had trouble with the character. Mindy is not immediately likeable. She does and says a lot of things that you don't see in, forget female characters, any characters. Like, she says things like, "I'm going to hell because I don't really care about the environment and I love to gossip." Mindy Kaling gossip character people I don't think anyone wants to grow up to be Mindy Lahiri, the same way no one wants to grow up to be Michael Scott.But that's OK. Mindy Kaling growing-up want thinking
