A biography for Melissa McCarthyhasn’t been written yet.
“The goal was to work enough to pay my bills and stop going through the couch looking for change. Going way beyond that isn't something I really factored in.”
“In terms of the characters I think are really fun to play, a lot of times it's someone in my head saying 'I know that woman.'”
“Even when someone gets to looking like she should be so proud of herself, instead she's like, 'I could be another three pounds less; I could be a little taller and have bigger lips.'”
“We're a weird bunch at 'Mike & Molly.' We go to work, and we're crazy about each other, and we love where we go to work.”
“Ben and I have absolutely nothing to do with the Hollywood that's all actors and the Sunset Strip. We crave talking to people who do different things and are passionate about it.”
“Once you start writing a character visually, you're in trouble.”
“I don't really know why I'm not thinner than I am.”
“I refuse to give energy to the negative. I've got a great fella and two great little girls.”
“I'm always tinkering with something - suddenly I'll think I can work with wood, but then I'll realize I can't, so I go back to sewing.”
“It's funny; as I get older I'm reverting to my roots - I want to plant stuff.”
“To me, having 500 rolls of fabric around is the most calming thing in the world. I think it's what football is to some guys.”
“In a lot of comedies, they kind of take all the problems away from the women. They give her great clothes, great hair; she almost always owns an artisanal shop, like a cheese shop in Manhattan.”
“I'm not a crazy germophobe; I have kids, and that ship has sailed.”
“I make a mean coconut macaroon.”
“I have caught my reflection and thought, 'Oof. That girl is struggling. That girl is tired.' I've had mornings where I'm like, 'Oh God, I have weird hair.'”
“I've always had mostly gay male friends.”
“When I went to college, I did clothing and textiles. It really wasn't until I moved to New York, my second night in, I did stand-up. I took a wild left turn, and instead of going back and finishing school at FIT, I started doing stand-up and acting.”
“I don't know any neighborhoods where everyone's walking around in seven-inch heels and perfect makeup.”