A biography for Chrissy Metzhasn’t been written yet.
“So much of the mainstream media has taught us what beauty is, but everyone is beautiful.”
“My sister's tall, thin, model-esque.”
“There were times I'd be nervous walking home from elementary school, thinking, 'If that red tag from the power company saying our lights are turned off is on the door handle, I don't know what I'll do.'”
“I have revered Mandy Moore for so long, and I just love her, and she's just, like, a perfect human.”
“I was born in Homestead, Florida.”
“You have to use what you know to make a part real.”
“I look in the mirror, and I'm a plus-size girl, but I got it going on.”
“I am of the thinking that everything happens as it should and when it should.”
“I started coming into my own at 30, discovering what's important to me, not caring what other people think.”
“There have been so many discussions about my weight: How is she going to lose weight? Is she going to lose weight? When is she going to lose weight? It's kind of it's funny.”
“I moved in with a roommate who told me, 'Stay with me until you can afford rent. Don't give up.' People who supported me were like, 'If you don't have money for food, I'll cook you dinner. You don't have money for acting class? Let's get together and read lines.'”
“The way I stand up to bullies is with kindness and love. Because I think that's what they really need. They're misunderstood and probably really upset themselves.”
“I wanted to entertain and make people laugh. I think it really hit in third grade, but once I was in high school, I joined chamber choir. I wanted to do musical theater, too, but they had rehearsals at the same time. That was a bit of 'Sophie's Choice.'”
“I do want to lose weight. But not because anyone is telling me to do it.”
“Why not have a motivation beyond me to get to a healthy weight? Every actor does that. We're chameleons. We change; we grow as an actor. You lose weight, you gain weight, you change your hair or whatever.”
“When I turned 30, I had this epiphany that my life is my own and my choices are my own.”
“We're all just trying to do the best with what we've got. I hope I help people see themselves on TV.”
“My parents divorced when I was eight; I never really knew my dad, and my mom raised my older sister and brother and me alone. It was challenging.”
“There are plus-size women who've paved the way - Rebel Wilson, Gabby Sidibe, Melissa McCarthy. I can't wait for the day when I can have a conversation, and it's not about the size of my pants but how I prepared for the role.”
“Our weights fluctuate: Some people gain or lose, even friends who are average size. If I would say 'I'm fat,' my friends would say, 'Don't say that!' And I'd think, 'Are you offended, you can't handle the word? Or do you think I am embarrassed?'”