I was always Missy, never Melissa. I went to college, and I thought it was so much more interesting to go by a different name, and then it just kind of stuck. Melissa McCarthy Read Quote
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 Read Quote
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 Read Quote
I have an overactive sense of justice. I want women to realize you don’t have to work for the company. You can run the company. I want the scope for them to be endless. Melissa McCarthy Read Quote
When I was 22, I met with some janky manager, and she told me, ‘You’re never going to work at this weight.’ I think I was a size 6 at the time. There is just this weird thing about how we perceive women in this country. I would love to be a part of breaking that down. Melissa McCarthy Read Quote
I refuse to give energy to the negative. I’ve got a great fella and two great little girls. Melissa McCarthy Read Quote
There are a lot of funny women in my life. I never understand those movies where there’s eight funny guys and two women who don’t have any opinion or humour. Melissa McCarthy Read Quote
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 Read Quote
I’ve watched women being hideously unattractive, personality-wise and physically, all the time. But these women never end up on screen. Melissa McCarthy Read Quote
I feel intensely guilty for working… You have to be able to provide for your kids. But I feel like it’s a weird modern phenomenon that you always feel guilty for it. Melissa McCarthy Read Quote
