I was obsessed with being popular when I was in high school and never …

Mindy Kaling
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I was obsessed with being popular when I was in high school and never achieved it. There's photos from our high school musicals and things, and I'm comically in the deep background, wearing a beggar's costume. ✨ Mindy Kaling On Diets, High School And Other American Pastimes. Morning Edition with Renee Montagne, www.npr.org. November 1, 2011.
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