--- title: Melissa McCarthy Body Image Quotes: Spy Movie description: The actress in "Spy" has some inspiring words for everyone canonical: https://time.com/3909192/melissa-mccarthy-spy/ author: ashley Ross article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-06-05T16:51:35.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T04:47:27.911Z og:title: 8 of Melissa McCarthy's Most Inspiring Quotes og:description: The actress in "Spy" has some inspiring words for everyone og:url: https://time.com/3909192/melissa-mccarthy-spy/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: 8 of Melissa McCarthy's Most Inspiring Quotes twitter:description: The actress in "Spy" has some inspiring words for everyone twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # 8 of Melissa McCarthy's Most Inspiring Quotes by [ashley Ross](https://time.com/author/ashley-ross/) ## ashley Ross Jun 5, 2015 4:51 PM UTC by [ashley Ross](https://time.com/author/ashley-ross/) ## ashley Ross Jun 5, 2015 4:51 PM UTC Melissa McCarthy is famous because she makes us laugh—but beyond just that, she makes us think. She takes the “Get beach body ready!” cover lines on women’s magazines and makes them irrelevant, shedding light on what really matters: her work as a woman, a mother and an actress. Most recently, she slammed a reporter who mocked her looks in _Tammy,_ calling him out in person at the Toronto Film Festival. She’s also a crusader for change, starting a plus-size clothing line called Melissa McCarthy Seven7 to ensure that all women can dress for their style and mood, no matter her size. As her latest comedy _Spy_ hits theaters Friday, soak up some of her wisdom with her most inspiring quotes. ### On fame  Getty Images ### On loving life  Getty Images ### On body image  Getty Images ### On feeling fulfilled  Getty Images ### On confidence  Getty Images ### On being yourself  Getty Images ### On women  Getty Images ### On weight  Getty Images ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3909192/melissa-mccarthy-spy/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3909192/melissa-mccarthy-spy/"},"headline":"8 of Melissa McCarthy's Most Inspiring Quotes","datePublished":"2015-06-05T16:51:35.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T04:47:27.911Z","description":"The actress inspires on and off screen","url":"https://time.com/3909192/melissa-mccarthy-spy/","keywords":["Living","Newsfeed","movies"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"ashley Ross","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/ashley-ross/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-living/","name":"Living"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3909192/melissa-mccarthy-spy/","name":"8 of Melissa McCarthy's Most Inspiring Quotes"}}]}] ```