51 Mindy Kaling Quotes ― From The Talented Actress, Writer, and Comedian

Mindy Kaling, known for her humor and perfect comedy timing, is an American actress born to Indian immigrant parents. Unlike other people in the entertainment industry, Kaling has experienced many new things in her life. Read these 51 Mindy Kaling quotes to learn more about her.

If you have watched "The Office," you would know Mindy Kaling as Kelly Kapoor on the show, who often faces discrimination because of her ethnicity. Being the child of Indian parents is one thing Kaling shared with her character on the show.

Besides starring in the 2005 sitcom, "The Office," Kaling took the lead role in the 2012 sitcom "The Mindy Project." Kaling plays the role of a doctor based in New York, Mindy Lahiri, who tries to manage her personal life with her professional life.

The 6-season-long series ended in 2017, after which Kaling was seen in projects like "Ocean's 8," "Late Night," and "Champions." Read these 51 Mindy Kaling quotes to know more about the actress.

Mindy Kaling's quote: "And the scary thing I have noticed is that some people really feel uncomfortable around women who don't hate themselves. So that's why you need to be a little bit brave." | Source: Getty Images

Mindy Kaling Quotes to Motivate You

"No matter how good you have it, it's cool to want more." ― Mindy Kaling

"Work hard... feel entitled. Listen to no one except the two smartest and kindest adults you know, and that doesn't always mean your parents. If you do that, you will be fine." ― Mindy Kaling

"I simply regard romantic comedies as a subgenre of sci-fi, in which the world created therein has different rules than my regular human world." ― Mindy Kaling

"And the scary thing I have noticed is that some people really feel uncomfortable around women who don't hate themselves. So that's why you need to be a little bit brave" ― Mindy Kaling

Mindy Kaling's quote: "I will leave you with one last piece of advice, which is: If you've got it, flaunt it. And if you don't got it? Flaunt it. 'Cause what are we even doing here if we're not flaunting it?" | Source: Getty Images

"I say if you love something, set it in a small cage and pester and smother it with love until it either loves you back or dies." ― Mindy Kaling

"Everyone should try to live their life like they'd like to be a role model." ― Mindy Kaling

"Woody Allen is really the ultimate. I love that he believed in himself enough to do what he did. And I have that same feeling - that there's nobody that looks like me in movies, nobody would cast me as a romantic lead, but I want to do it, and I feel confident that I can." ― Mindy Kaling

"I will leave you with one last piece of advice, which is: If you've got it, flaunt it. And if you don't got it? Flaunt it. 'Cause what are we even doing here if we're not flaunting it?" ― Mindy Kaling

Mindy Kaling's quote: "I'm constantly in a state of self-improvement, but I don't beat myself up over it." | Source: Getty Images

"Everyone has a moment when they discover they love Amy Poehler." ― Mindy Kaling

Quotes from Mindy Kaling Full of Life Lessons

"Sometimes you just have to put on lip gloss and pretend to be psyched." ― Mindy Kaling

"I'm constantly in a state of self-improvement, but I don't beat myself up over it." ― Mindy Kaling

"One friend with whom you have a lot in common is better than three with whom you struggle to find things to talk about." ― Mindy Kaling

Mindy Kaling's quote: "The best kind of laughter is laughter born of a shared memory." | Source: Getty Images

"Sometimes I eavesdrop on people. I could rationalize it - oh, this is good anthropological research for characters I'm writing - but it's basically just nosiness. It also helps me gauge where I'm at: Am I normal?" ― Mindy Kaling

"As my mom has said, when one person is unhappy, it usually means two people are unhappy, but that one has not come to terms with it yet." ― Mindy Kaling

"Don't fall into the trap of thinking about politics in your workplace too much. Just work hard, be cheerful, ignore distractions." ― Mindy Kaling

"I'm the kind of person who would rather get my hopes up really high and watch them get dashed to pieces than wisely keep my expectations at bay and hope they are exceeded. This quality has made me a needy and theatrical friend, but has given me a spectacularly dramatic emotional life." ― Mindy Kaling

"The best kind of laughter is laughter born of a shared memory." ― Mindy Kaling

Mindy Kaling's quote: "I think as humans, no one remembers their successes, everyone just remembers their failures." | Source: Getty Images

Mindy Kaling Quotes Filled with Deep Thoughts

"We never needed best friend gear because I guess with real friends, you don't have to make it official. It just is." ― Mindy Kaling

"There's a female writer-performer thing going on in TV right now." ― Mindy Kaling

"I think as humans, no one remembers their successes, everyone just remembers their failures." ― Mindy Kaling

"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." ― Mindy Kaling

Mindy Kaling's quote: "If I'm at a party where I'm not enjoying myself, I will put some cookies in my jacket pocket and leave without saying goodbye." | Source: Getty Images

"I had these kind of unrealistic expectations that were fueled by romantic comedies, and it has both helped me and hurt me in many ways. It helped me because, in general, they've made me hopeful. I just figure things will eventually work out for me. But nobody is like any Tom Hanks character. Nobody is Hugh Grant. No one is Meg Ryan!" ― Mindy Kaling

"You should never have to say hello or goodbye. Even at work sometimes, and I know this is very unpopular, is that if I'm going to work every single day, I don't think you should have to hug people hello every single day when you come to work. I saw you Monday!" ― Mindy Kaling

"If I'm at a party where I'm not enjoying myself, I will put some cookies in my jacket pocket and leave without saying goodbye." ― Mindy Kaling

"I really love 'Bridget Jones's Diary' - and I love the book, too. You wonder how it ever got made into a movie. She's supposed to be chubby, and two of the hottest guys ever are straight-up fighting over her?" ― Mindy Kaling

Mindy Kaling's quote: "I have a thick skin, which comes from being a not-really-skinny, dark-skinned Indian woman. I haven't fit in every place, and so I'm kind of used to resistance." | Source: Getty Images

"I am always surprised at what movie studios think people will want to see. I'm even more surprised at how often they are correct." ― Mindy Kaling

"There is no sunrise so beautiful that it is worth waking me up to see it." ― Mindy Kaling

"I have a thick skin, which comes from being a not-really-skinny, dark-skinned Indian woman. I haven't fit in every place, and so I'm kind of used to resistance." ― 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

Mindy Kaling's quote: "People talk about mumblecore, but I prefer bumblecore: hyper-realistic bee movies about how bees really are." | Source: Getty Images

"This book will take you two days to read. Did you even see the cover? It's mostly pink. If you're reading this book every night for months, something is not right." ― Mindy Kaling

"What I've noticed is that almost no one who was a big star in high school is also a big star later in life. For us overlooked kids, it's so wonderfully fair." ― Mindy Kaling

"Twitter is so short. It's safe. I don't want my bosses to be like, 'Hey, your script is due, and we saw you wrote four blog pages.'" ― Mindy Kaling

"People talk about mumblecore, but I prefer bumblecore: hyper-realistic bee movies about how bees really are." ― Mindy Kaling

Mindy Kaling's quote: "I just have my characters say my controversial opinions and then hide behind them." | Source: Getty Images

"Comedy writers have the most fragile egos." ― Mindy Kaling

"I never want to be called the funniest Indian female comedian that exists. I feel like I can go head-to-head with the best white, male comedy writers that are out there. Why would I want to self-categorize myself into a smaller group than I'm able to compete in?" ― Mindy Kaling

"I just have my characters say my controversial opinions and then hide behind them." ― Mindy Kaling

"There has ceased to be a difference between my awake clothes and my asleep clothes" ― Mindy Kaling

Mindy Kaling's quote: "People talk about confidence without ever bringing up hard work. That’s a mistake […] I don't understand how you could have self-confidence if you don't do the work…" | Source: Getty Images

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"If I could make a device where people could just intuit everything you are thinking - a little cable you plug into, like, a USB port, I would make a billion dollars." ― Mindy Kaling

"People talk about confidence without ever bringing up hard work. That's a mistake […] I don't understand how you could have self-confidence if you don't do the work…" ― Mindy Kaling

"I fall into that nebulous, quote-unquote, normal American woman size that legions of fashion stylists detest. For the record, I'm a size 8 - this week, anyway. Many stylists hate that size because I think to them, it shows that I lack the discipline to be an ascetic; or the confident, sassy abandon to be a total fatty hedonist." ― Mindy Kaling

Mindy Kaling's quote: "Nothing gives you confidence like being a member of a small, weirdly specific, hard-to-find demographic." | Source: Getty Images

"Maybe the point is that any marriage is work, but you may as well pick work that you like." ― Mindy Kaling

"Later, when you're grown up, you realize you never really get to hang out with your family. You pretty much have only eighteen years to spend with them full time, and that's it." ― Mindy Kaling

"Nothing gives you confidence like being a member of a small, weirdly specific, hard-to-find demographic." ― Mindy Kaling

Mindy Kaling's quote: "Comedy writers have the most fragile egos." | Source: Getty Images

Besides appearing in real-life movies and TV shows, Kaling is the voice behind some prominent animated characters, including Disgust from "Inside Out," Velma Dinkley from "Velma," and Taffyta Muttonfudge from "Wreck-It Ralph."

The multitalented woman has not only made a mark in acting but has also worked as a writer. She is one of the co-writers of the popular Netflix show, "Never Have I Ever," which features an Indian-American teenage girl facing challenges in her life.

The show's main character, Devi Wishwakumar, is inspired by Kaling herself because she faced similar challenges while growing up as the daughter of immigrant parents. If you like watching such shows, you might also like "Gilmore Girls." Here are 31 "Gilmore Girls" coffee quotes to inspire your next cuppa.