Quotes from Melissa McCarthy

It's like I'm managing to achieve all this success in spite of my affliction ... Would you ever put that in the headline for a male star?

I'm really happy in my life.

I believe in Heaven. I don't believe that this is it, and then we're done.

I refuse to give energy to the negative. I've got a great fella and two great little girls.

I'm a huge 'Ghostbusters' fan. I've seen it, like, 10,000 times, so I couldn't be more looking forward to a reboot.

The letters I really love are from young actresses who were worried they had to fit a certain look. They say I've opened it up. And I don't just mean plus-size girls. You can push things now. With all the great performances in 'Bridesmaids', it changed how people see funny women.

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

I laugh my head off every day with my husband and my kids, who are mooning me and singing me songs.

I believe it matters how you treat people. I believe in Heaven. I don't believe that this is it, and then we're done. I have a lovely relationship with God, although when I've lost someone or I've seen a sick child, I've had conversations with Him in which I've had to ask, 'How can that be right?'

It's funny; as I get older I'm reverting to my roots - I want to plant stuff.

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 …

Nothing's more charming than someone who doesn't take herself too seriously.