I'm certainly not shy, but I like playing it because I love those characters that are incredibly confident but really still a mess. Melissa McCarthy More Quotes by Melissa McCarthy More Quotes From Melissa McCarthy You push so far past the normal boundaries of what’s O.K. in society. I’m always fully aware of, ‘You can’t do this’… When someone really believes in what they’re saying, but it’s crazy, it’s like my favorite thing on earth… [But] Crazy’s just crazy and there’s nowhere to go. You can have a point of view, it can be very strange, but we have to know your reasoning. Melissa McCarthy crazy believe past In my 20s I used to cry about why I wasn’t thinner or prettier, but I want to add that I also used to cry about things like: ‘I wish my hair would grow faster. I wish I had different shoes … Melissa McCarthy tears wish hair It's funny; as I get older I'm reverting to my roots - I want to plant stuff. Melissa McCarthy roots want stuff I watch HGTV like a maniac, and when it's bad, it's like some crazy college guy watching a football game. Melissa McCarthy crazy college football You can't just play crazy. It makes you push yourself to stay in the realm of reality. And when you do that, it's a lot funnier. That's my favorite, when you think it's a real strange person and not just someone being wacky. Melissa McCarthy crazy real thinking I do think comedy needs to be a living thing, but I think without a great script and fully realized characters, you cannot keep it living. Otherwise it just becomes long and rambling indulgent. Melissa McCarthy character long thinking In terms of threshold, as long as it's based in reality, you can go pretty far, as long as you buy that it's really happening. Melissa McCarthy threshold long reality I want to be healthy. Melissa McCarthy healthy want As a teenager I went all Goth, but I wasn't mopey enough. I would pretend to be, but I'd end up making people laugh. Melissa McCarthy teenager laughing people I've never been interested in playing the boring ingenue. Melissa McCarthy boring I believe in Heaven. I don't believe that this is it, and then we're done. Melissa McCarthy done heaven believe I've always had mostly gay male friends. Melissa McCarthy males gay I just don't lose weight easily. Melissa McCarthy lose-weight loses weight Part of being young is you thinking that gaining 6 lbs. Is the end of the world Melissa McCarthy loss world thinking Once you start writing a character visually, you're in trouble. Melissa McCarthy trouble writing character I'm not a great pregnant woman. Melissa McCarthy pregnant-women pregnant I don't know any neighborhoods where everyone's walking around in seven-inch heels and perfect makeup. Melissa McCarthy makeup women perfect Pretty much everyone I know, no matter what size, is trying some system. 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.' Where does it end? You just have to say, 'It's pretty damn good. I am right here at the moment and I'm OK with it. I've got other things to think about.' Melissa McCarthy proud trying thinking I've never felt like I needed to change. I've always thought, 'If you want somebody different, pick somebody else.' But sure, criticism can sometimes still get to me. Some things are so malicious, they knock the wind out of you. It's like I'm managing to achieve all this success in spite of my affliction... Would you ever put [America's plus-size sweetheart] in the headline for a male star? Melissa McCarthy powerful stars wind 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. Even in line for coffee, you're standing with someone who's trying to be so interesting. Melissa McCarthy coffee people interesting
