A biography for Chrissy Metzhasn’t been written yet.
“I carry a lot of my weight in my stomach. I just want to have... not even a number, but to have my body in a different shape.”
“The truth is, I don't find my value in my body or my weight. It's really more about who I am and what I can offer as a human being to the people in my life and the people in the world.”
“I have no shame when it comes to making people laugh. I don't care what I look like.”
“Just because we're a bit curvier doesn't mean we don't want to look great.”
“I know that sounds corny. And I know you've heard it before. But it's really true: We're so much more than our bodies.”
“I would say that when you do something out of the goodness of your heart, and you don't know what the repercussions will be, you have to live with that. And it can be devastating. Because the intention was there.”
“If there was going to be a pioneer of the plus-size girl of my shape on TV, why not me?”
“If I ever end up on the worst-dressed list, it's not going to make me fall apart.”
“I have been able to help my friends and people that I believe in pay their bills and stay afloat in L.A. while following their dreams.”
“When I'm not shooting, I'm a leggings and boots girl. I like cute and casual - for me, it's all about feeling good and being comfortable.”
“I'm ready to encourage and support people on their journey because I've been encouraged and supported. I just hope I make people proud.”
“I wanted to be the female Jim Carrey.”
“If you can't love who you are now, you can't get to the place you want to be.”
“I think that my whole journey had been getting to the place where I can accept myself for who I am, to be the woman that I'm meant to be, but you have to get there first.”
“Being a plus-size actress, it is slim pickings, so anytime any role comes up for a plus-size actress, my agents are all over it, and they were like, 'You have to book this job. It's 'American Horror Story.' It's a big deal.' No pressure, right?”
“I taught preschool previously, so I was like, 'Oh, I can teach little kids to act, and I can go back home.'”
“I would love to go on 'The Biggest Loser,' where it's a concentrated thing.”
“Until you love yourself, until you really believe that, you're stopped in your tracks. That's why it's so important to wear what you want to wear and be who you want to be.”
“I eat my feelings - when I'm happy, when I'm sad.”
“I just have to be very clear. Whether or not I lose weight or stay the same, it's purely a choice of mine for health. Not because I think that plus size, curvy, voluptuous, big bodies aren't attractive - because I think they're awesome and sexy.”