Melissa McCarthy thinks we’re going through a weird time of hate.
The 50-year-old movie star told InStyle magazine that with all the fights – she especially hates people who won’t wear masks – she wonders what the future of the US will be.
‘I think the scariest thing about all of this, more than even COVID, is that I really didn’t think people hated each other that way or hated the idea of people they don’t even know. I always wonder, “Do racists know someone of a different color?” Said the Oscar-nominated comedienne.
Stop the hate: Melissa McCarthy thinks we’re going through a weird time of hate. The 50-year-old movie star told InStyle magazine that with all the fights – she especially hates people who won’t wear a mask – she wonders what the future of the US will be.
The Heat actress added: “People who are homophobic:” Do you know anyone gay or bi or trans? Do you know these people, or is it the great stranger? ”
And she thinks that in the next 10 years everyone will find out why people are so angry; there are also more questions about mental illness. “I mean, because the whole QAnon thing, pizzas eat babies and then they go to Mars and come back again. That may as well be. ‘
The haters should see doctors.
‘I want to get angry, and I get incredulous about how insane it is. But who is going to help people? If you have lost sense of reality, we cannot get angry. People are not only wrong. They need help. ‘
The star added that she hopes her comedy will help.
She has a point: ‘I think the scariest thing about all this more than even COVID is that I really didn’t think people hated each other that much or hated the idea of people they don’t even know. I always wonder, “Do racists know someone of a different color?” ‘, She said
“I’m not smart enough to know how to purify the water, but I can throw myself down some stairs and hope it makes someone forget their troubles.”
Fortunately, she had the time of her life in Byron Bay, Australia, recording the Hulu series Nine Perfect Strangers with Nicole Kidman and Bobby Cannavale.
She told InStyle magazine that she could stay in the country forever because she likes the ‘talkative’ people.
‘I am connected to Australia in a way that I did not expect. I could very easily live here for the rest of my life. I’m in love with it, ”said the bridesmaid’s star. ‘Everyone is so talkative. I’m a Midwestern girl living in LA where no one wants to talk to you. And here I am in the grocery store, and I can’t go down an aisle without talking to someone. It’s fantastic. I come home and have had fifteen conversations. ‘
The Puzzle: And she thinks that for the next 10 years, everyone will find out why people are so angry; there are also more questions about mental illness. “I mean, because the whole QAnon thing, pizzas eat babies and then they go to Mars and come back again. It may as well be that ‘
And she is not often recognized.
‘I would say 60/40. There’s something funny about thinking I’ve been recognized, but it has nothing to do with why they’re talking to me. I’m buying grapes and they say, “What do you think about this?” Then there are other times when someone asks, “Oh, what are you, American? Do you work here [on a movie]Good for you. Do you get lines? ” [laughs]
She has been in the country for nine months and will stay longer to create the Netflix series God’s Favorite Idiot, written by her husband, Ben Falcone.
“We were going to film in LA, and of course that was not going to happen,” said the actress who looks slim in a tight green dress.
She Loves Australia: Fortunately, she had the time of her life in Byron Bay, Australia, filming the Hulu series Nine Perfect Strangers with Nicole Kidman and Bobby Cannavale. She told InStyle magazine she could stay in the country forever because she likes the ‘talkative’ people
And in between cleaning grapefruits and doing the laundry, I got a call asking what I thought about going to Byron Bay to shoot them. I said, “I can’t pick up a family in a pandemic. I can’t even go to a store on the street.”
And then Vivian, my 13-year-old, came out so glassy when she was in a Zoom class. I was like, “I just had a weird phone call. Someone asked if we wanted to move to Australia to do Nine Perfect Strangers.”
And she didn’t even take a hit. She said, “We have to leave today. We cannot see friends. And isn’t Australia one of the safest places on earth? ‘ And then I looked up Byron Bay, and I thought, “What an idiot. It’s heaven.” ‘
Her new home: Ocean views over Cape Byron Lighthouse, the most easterly point on the Australian mainland in Byron Bay, Australia
Melissa said she feels a little bad about how much fun she’s having Down Under.
‘I feel strangely guilty. But part of my trick is to try and get more people here, which isn’t really my place. I’m sure the government would say, “You can’t do that. Shut up.” Ben says, “You can’t just tell people to get on a plane and go to Australia.” I thought, “Well, I’m trying to create the world that I want.” ‘
As for her incredible career, she says she is still shocked about it.
Fifteen years ago, if you would have said, ‘Oh, by the way, you and Ben will be able to write and make movies like the stupid stories we did onstage at Groundlings’ improv theater in LA,’ we’ve been like, “Really? Is that possible? Said the star who started her with Gilmore Girls.
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‘The way we do things still feels very grassroots. I see us as circus people in the sense that we just travel around and put on a show. It’s like getting an invitation to a party where you think, “Oh, I didn’t know they knew I existed.”
And she is ‘quite happy’ as an actor.
‘I started acting because I find other people more interesting. I like to step out of myself and into someone else, so when the light is shone on me instead of a character, I just feel like I’m gone. ‘
And McCarthy said she went overboard at the start of the pandemic.
‘My mom had come out for the winter and stayed with us, which was incredible. My dad had gone home a little early, so she got stuck. She stayed for five months which was great. I haven’t lived with my mom every day since I was 18 years old. It was incredible to have that time with her again. ‘
But she said they panicked.
“It was the panic of” What should you wash? ” We had wash stations in our garage, and we left things there. We were in hazmat suits. I just remember scrubbing the outside of grapefruit with soap and water and then [dipping them] in a vinegar bath. We didn’t know what was safe enough. The amount of scrubbing and cleaning was crazy. Ben said, “Are you cloroxing the outside of the apple? Should we eat it?” It was just crazy. ‘
She was photographed by Charles Dennington / MAP, styled by Vanessa Coyle / The Artist Group with hair by Richard Kavanagh / DLMAU and makeup by Amanda Reardon / Vivien’s Creative. The location was The Range Byron Bay.