Mindy Kaling
"It's time consumptive and it's tiring, but it's also the only thing I want to think about," says Kaling of her big time commitment working as boss alongside showrunner Matt Warburton. "This is literally my dream come true."
"It's time consumptive and it's tiring, but it's also the only thing I want to think about," says Kaling of her big time commitment working as boss alongside showrunner Matt Warburton. "This is literally my dream come true."
"The only thing that's changed is the way I treat people," says a deadpan Ike Barinholtz, who made the move from the writers’ room to the cast early in the series. "I want what I want when I want it — and if I don't get it, I freak out."
Beth Grant, another late addition to the cast, shares Ike Barinholtz's zeal: "I think we all just want to support Mindy's voice, and want to bring all that we can to the show," says Grant. "Today, I could have gone back to my trailer between these scenes, but I just stayed here because I like the energy on set. … That's unusual."
"Danny's office is very Danish mid-century modern," says Kaling of Chris Messina's furnishings. "My character's office is very eclectic and quintessentially feminine, and Jeremy's [Ed Weeks] office is a more straightforward New York contemporary."
"I'm on set a lot more here than I was on The Office," says Kaling. "Once filming started, I really gave myself over to the crew. I feel like any given day I'm interacting with 150 different people individually."
The Mindy Project writer David Stassen chats with Chris Messina (Danny Castellano) about episode 18 of the freshman season, "Danny's Friend."
Saturday Night Live and 30 Rock director Beth McCarthy-Miller lends her improv expertise to Barinholtz. "I love hyphenates," Kaling says of Barinholtz, her executive story editor and co-star. "I think when there are writers on the floor and actors in the room, it just makes everything better."
"She's very open to us improvising and playing," Ed Weeks says of Kaling. "It's a very supportive set."
Mindy Kaling and Chris Messina go over a scene in which his character, Danny Castellano, is subjected to an ill-conceived intervention.
"The pilot is my least favorite episode," says Ike Barinholtz, who joined the series in episode two. "I think watching the show evolve has been great."
Series straight man Chris Messina goes over lines in The Mindy Project's medical offices set.