Melissa McCarthy Quotes

If you're putting your name on something, it's really important to be a part of it, or else people will just do whatever they want with it. And then it's not really you, and it won't be true.

I'm 100 per cent involved in everything that happens with my name, and I think if you're not, then there's something wrong.

If I put my name on something, I'm going to be involved. I'm not just going to put my name on it and not pay attention.

Everything that I write will be signed with my name.

I don't have my name on anything that I don't really do.

For every good reason there is to lie, there is a better reason to tell the truth.

I don't want to do anything and everything. I want to be a brand that, every time I leverage my name, I want people to feel sure that it's going to be something good - so whether it be my movies, my perfume, my restaurant, my musical, it'll be good work, good food and good everything.

I have to feel good about what I'm endorsing because I have to live with it.

I'm a perfectionist. I'm not going to cheat the people.

My power for good, whatever it may, would be gone if I didn’t try to live up to the doctrines I have tried to preach.

I'm hands-on with everything. I approve the designs of everything we do because that's my brand that people are buying. I want it to look good.

I take accountability for my actions.

I never want to put my name on something that I don't love or wouldn't wear myself.

It's your career, your face, your name. You have to be in control because if something gets messed up or something doesn't look how you want it to, you're the only one to blame.

I want the best product for my audience, and if I don't care 100%, who will? It's my name, my likeness that goes out there.

One thing that I pride myself on is, everything that I do is completely legit. We go through every channel, and do it the proper way.

Quality means doing it right when no one is looking.

You've got to demand the truth from yourself.

I've always had a problem with people who couldn't tell the truth or admit a mistake and say they're wrong.

When I say something, I want people to take it to the bank that I mean it and believe in it. It humbles me that companies want me. It's a challenge to uphold their values and make their product look good. I take that personally.

So, if you look at what's common among some of the companies I have, including the Four Seasons, NewsCorp, George V, the Plaza, these are all irreplaceable brands in their own fields.

I learned one thing in Watergate: I was well-intentioned but rationalized illegal behavior. You cannot live your life other than walking in the truth. Your means are as important as your ends.

The keys to brand success are self-definition, transparency, authenticity and accountability.

We cannot make good news out of bad practice.

If its not done ethically, advertising won't be trusted. If consumers don't trust it, advertising is pointless.