I think a lot of writers, male and female, write as if their parents were killed in a car accident when they were 2, and they have no one to hold accountable. And unfortunately, I don't have that. I have parents who I care about what they think.

In a 2007 interview with The A. Kaling's TV appearances include a 2005 episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm playing Richard Lewis's assistant. Career
In 2003 Mindy Kaling portrayed Ben Affleck in a play called Matt & Ben which Mindy Kaling also co-wrote with her best friend from college Brenda Withers.

She is also a co-executive producer director and writer of several of the show's episodes; Mindy Kaling also wrote executive produced and directed various episodes of The Office.