Mindy Kaling addressed the Harvard Law School Class of 2014 at their commencement ceremony on Wednesday. While "The Office" star admits she does not know much about law, she offered laughs and advice to the grads and their loved ones.
"I know what you're probably thinking: Mindy Kaling? Why did they ask her? She's just a pretty Hollywood starlet? What does that quadruple threat know about the law? Sure, she seems really down-to-earth, and pretty but in a totally accessible way, and yeah, she was on People magazine's Most Beautiful list this year and also in 2008, but what intelligent remarks could she possibly make about the law? She's probably too busy doing shampoo commercials!" she laughed with the audience. "But I'm not too busy. In fact, I would kill to do a shampoo commercial, so if anyone from L'Oreal is out there, please Snapchat me after this!"
On a more serious note, she congratulated the law students on completing their education and wished them continued success.
"And now, with this diploma in hand, most of you will go on to the noblest of pursuits, like helping a cable company acquire a telecom company," "The Mindy Project" star stated. "You will defend BP from birds. You will spend hours arguing that the well water was contaminated well before the fracking occurred. One of you will sort out the details of my pre-nup. A dozen of you will help me with my acrimonious divorce."
It seems "The Office" was a big theme for graduation this year. Kaling's co-star Ed Helms, who played Cornell-obsessed Anthony Barnard on the series, spoke at the Cornell University convocation last Saturday.
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