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 McCarthyAs 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 McCarthyHollywood wants to make women so perfect. Perfect hair. Perfect job. Perfect manners... I know some of the most beautiful women, and they are so weird. That's what makes them funny and captivating.
Melissa McCarthyIn my 20s I used to cry about why I wasnโt thinner or prettier, but I want to add that I also used to cry about things like: โI wish my hair would grow faster. I wish I had different shoes โฆ
Melissa McCarthyYou push so far past the normal boundaries of whatโs O.K. in society. Iโm always fully aware of, โYou canโt do thisโโฆ When someone really believes in what theyโre saying, but itโs crazy, itโs like my favorite thing on earthโฆ [But] Crazyโs just crazy and thereโs nowhere to go. You can have a point of view, it can be very strange, but we have to know your reasoning.
Melissa McCarthy