I will embarrass my kids to their core. I will threaten to show up in hot pants and a tube top. Their dad will drive me. And he’ll let me and my friend Lisa get pretty drunk in the backseat, and we will come into that party and just rip it up. Melissa McCarthy Read Quote
I have experience dressing me as a 6, a 12, and more. And when you go above a size 12, you don’t lose your love of fashion. Melissa McCarthy Read Quote
I loved the playfulness of fashion. I think maybe that’s why I became an actress. You put on one outfit and feel one way, and another one will make you feel another way. Clothes are a wonderful tool. Melissa McCarthy Read Quote
I lived on a farm in Illinois, and we didn’t have a lot of money. But I lived vicariously through magazines. I was obsessed with Jean Paul Gaultier. I still have the scrapbooks, and I’ve kept all my designs and sketches. Melissa McCarthy Read Quote
More eccentric characters can push pretty far, but if you stay on the side of reality, it’s always funnier. Melissa McCarthy Read Quote
I’ve been trying to play old-lady parts since I was in my 20s, so I look forward to all of that. Melissa McCarthy Read Quote
I think the whole reason I act is because it’s much more fun to be somebody else. I’m pretty boring. Melissa McCarthy Read Quote
