"Instead of seeing the rug being pulled from under us, we can learn to dance on the shifting carpet."

“Terrorism is the tactic of demanding the impossible, and demanding it at gunpoint.”

“I think I'm the kind of person who would be very difficult to employ - I'm pretty annoying, but driven.”

Source : Mindy Kaling (2011). “Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns)”, p.70, Three Rivers Press

“I have a feeling that any simple problem can be made arbitrarily difficult by imposing a suitably heavy administrative process around the development.”

“I always ask my actors with whom they'd like to work. Before shooting we discuss how their characters are supposed to have sex. Everybody knows that communication is important; it's no problem to say you need a break.”

Source : Source: www.marieclaire.com

“It was a very, very intense and long casting process [for The Killing] because we really had to find the right people who could carry the weight of this story, who had the chops and who had the spirit, where they could bring in so much of their own selves to these characters. So, the casting process took many months.”

“Yes, creation is moving toward us; life is moving toward us all the time. We back away, but it keeps pushing toward us. Why not step forward and greet it.”

“A poet needs to keep his wilderness alive inside him.”

“I am overwhelmed by the grace and persistence of my people.”