Top 113 Quotes by Melissa McCarthy

I think there are people who really love the comfort of their small town, and there are people who feel stuck by it.

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.

Jason Statham is funny, I never knew that.

When I go shopping, most of the time I'm disappointed.

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.

I think the whole reason I act is because it's much more fun to be somebody else. I'm pretty boring.

You look much better when you're comfy.

I've been trying to play old-lady parts since I was in my 20s, so I look forward to all of that.

I went to school for clothing and textiles and thought this is what I was going to do. Then I started working in costumes and literally said, 'I don't know if I can take the actors.'

I think everything that any actor does, I would assume, is shaped by how and where they grew up.