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17 Danny Castellano Quotes From 'Mindy,' Ranked by Grumpy Ramblings to Pearls of Wisdom
Mindy Lahiri may be my spirit animal, but the reason that I tune into The Mindy Project has almost an equal amount to due with Mindy's main squeeze, Danny Castellano. The Staten Island-bred OBGYN might just be the grumpiest, sassiest and somehow still simultaneously adorable character we've seen on TV in a long time. And he just so happens to get the very best lines on the entire show — even when they're not totally valid. Danny spits out quite a lot of one-liners, some of which we all can wholeheartedly agree with. Others? Not so much... but that doesn't mean we love Danny any less. Click through for a list of Danny's best one-liners, ranked from "a totally grumpy rambling" to "totally has a point."
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#17
“You don’t show up at a Springstein show wearing a John Cougar Mellencamp tee shirt unless you want to get punched in the face.”
I was always told that it was particularly uncool to wear a Springstein shirt to a Springstein concert. Is this wrong? Has my life been a lie?
#16
“Take the sunglasses off of the sun. It makes no sense, the sun is the only thing that never needs sunglasses.”
True, but he clearly forgot to factor in adorability.
#15
“I wanna talk… but I’m really hungry.”
Have you ever heard of brunch, Danny? It’s equal parts food and talking. Get on it.
#14
“I fear the ocean out of respect.”
There are plenty of reasons to fear the ocean, though I’d probably rank “shark” higher than “respect.”
#13
“You’ll find other opportunities to eat cake.”
Maybe, but what if you want the cake RIGHT THIS SECOND?! Sorry, Danny, but you’re totally off base here.
#12
“No one’s really an architect. I mean, that’s a job guys have in the movies.”
I don’t know, Danny, my university had an entire building full of aspiring architects. Then again, I didn’t know too many who lasted in the program all four years…
#11
“Grandfathers are the backbone of this country!”
Grandfathers are awesome, sure, but what about grandmothers?
#10
“No man is hot. Paul Newman was handsome, but that’s about it.”
Sure, Paul Newman was very handsome… but let’s not pretend that Idris Elba, Kit Harington, and (oh, right) Chris Messina, don’t exist.
#9
“My grandma had this saying: Work hard, play hard.”
No, your grandmother did not really coin the phrase “work hard, play hard.” But I guess it’s still true.
#8
“It’s really annoying for me because I gotta put on pants and a shirt and shoes.”
We’ve all been there… but yeah, it’s pretty freakin’ lazy not to want to do anything because it involves getting dressed.
#7
“Italian people don’t get over things. They let their anger fester and ferment. That’s why our wine’s so good.”
Points because, yes, Italian wine is the best thing ever… but I have met some pretty mild mannered Italians over the years.
#6
“Hey, okay, you’re flirting with your reflection again… cut it out.”
Ain’t nothin’ wrong with noticing how good you look, but maybe don’t do it in public.
#5
“If you love someone, really love someone, why would you keep them waiting?”
Aww! It’s hard not to get emotional over Danny’s daddy issues, but I think being late for a movie is forgivable on occasion.
#4
“You’re a woman, and that’s good. Look like a woman.”
Normally I hate when anyone says to look a certain way in order to be more “womanly,” but here, Danny is saying it to Mindy to reaffirm the fact that she’s sexy exactly as she is. And there’s no way to knock that.
#3
“You know you’re right for someone when they force you to be the best version of yourself.”
The fact that he’s talking about Mindy here is so swoon worthy… Now, if only he could have told her that directly, instead of having her pen it in a letter to her ex.
#2
“I’ve got Mindy fever!”
Don’t we all, Danny. Don’t we all. Of course, we can’t forget how we feel about you…
#1
“I think you harbor some very personal, un-lamp like feelings for me.”
A truer statement has never been made.
