My dad’s whole family is in Madras and I was born in America so we didn’t have that big Indian community. I don’t really have anything interesting to say about it. When I talk about it people are like, ‘meh, let’s talk about something else.’
Why is everyone trying to tell me that when you get older it gets better?
More than half the questions I am asked are about the politics of the way I look.
I really think guys only need two pairs of shoes. A nice pair of black shoes and a pair of Chuck Taylors.
I’m so much more confident and sexy at thirty-eight than I ever was when I was eighteen or twenty-four...
When men hear women want a commitment, they think it means commitment to a romantic relationship, but that’s not it. It’s a commitment to not floating around anymore. I want a guy who is entrenched in his own life. Entrenched is awesome.
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.
I, like most women, I dress for other women, I think. If I was going to dress for men, I think in general I would be just wearing, like, a fitted black T-shirt and tight jeans every day.
I just have my characters say my controversial opinions and then hide behind them.
There are little Indian girls out there who look up to me, and I never want to belittle the honor of being an inspiration to them. But while I’m talking about why I’m so different, white male show runners get to talk about their art.
The funniest racism is the racism between minorities. It’s something you don’t see dramatized, but almost every minority I know who’s my age, they have these funny stories about their parents stereotyping other minorities.
Nothing gives you confidence like being a member of a small, weirdly specific, hard-to-find demographic.
One friend with whom you have a lot in common is better than three with whom you struggle to find things to talk about.
I had to learn a skill set. I think I had the materials to be a good comedy writer.
Listen, my body is attracted to your body but when you speak it makes my brain angry.
I guess when you go to business school you never turn business off.
Another old saying is that revenge is a dish best served cold. But it feels best served piping hot, straight out of the oven of outrage. My opinion? Take care of revenge right away.
That’s the one nice thing about being a dork about men: you can sometimes play it off as restrained and classy.
I feel like I’m in the right profession.
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