I just figure if it has my name on it, and I want to make people feel good about wearing it, I can’t pass it off. – Melissa McCarthy
At some point in the past, it was decided that women in comedy are never supposed to be shown in an unflattering light. But in comedy, you need all of your tools to be funny. – Melissa McCarthy
I think there are people who really love the comfort of their small town, and there are people who feel stuck by it. – Melissa McCarthy
I love to watch someone who just goes for it and isn’t worried about whether it’s silly or awkward or unflattering. – Melissa McCarthy
I’ve grown to love L.A., but it’s the most socially awkward place. All these people have come there not to be something but to pretend to be someone trying to be someone. – Melissa McCarthy
I think the whole reason I act is because it’s much more fun to be somebody else. I’m pretty boring. – Melissa McCarthy
I laugh my head off every day with my husband and my kids, who are mooning me and singing me songs. – Melissa McCarthy
Famous doesn’t mean anything. Just because people know my face doesn’t mean they know us or that it makes us any more interesting or better. – Melissa McCarthy
I did nothing but dramas for seven years in New York. I didn’t really start anything comedic until I moved out to L.A. and found The Groundlings. – Melissa McCarthy
I think everything that any actor does, I would assume, is shaped by how and where they grew up. – Melissa McCarthy
I am not a princess, I don’t want to be referred to as a princess – I find that super creepy. – Melissa McCarthy
Everybody’s a train wreck in their own very special way. But there’s something wildly freeing about someone who’s unapologetic, who knows they’re a wreck and doesn’t even try to hide it, just bulldozes through life. – Melissa McCarthy
I don’t know any neighborhoods where everyone’s walking around in seven-inch heels and perfect makeup. – Melissa McCarthy
Funny is funny, and it can come in 8 billion different shades and flavors, so I think it’s silly to kind of limit it. – Melissa McCarthy
I’ve never felt like I needed to change. I’ve always thought, ‘If you want somebody different, pick somebody else.’ But sure, criticism can sometimes still get to me. Some things are so malicious, they knock the wind out of you. – Melissa McCarthy
I’d rather watch a character be good at something and be challenged – there’s more to play in that. – Melissa McCarthy