Chrissy Metz

I know that sounds corny. And I know you've heard it before. But it's really true: We're so much more than our bodies.

My father is a big guy; he's had a quadruple bypass surgery, and that's scary. Those are real things that happen in families with overweight people, and I don't want that.

I'm the middle child.

People don't realize how much money you have to spend: styling, publicity, a manager, and your agent. That's a chunk of change.

When you listen, as a human being and an actor, you can react authentically.

I have been in Los Angeles for a long time, and I have wanted to be a series lead for a long time. It's literally on my bucket list.

I wanted to entertain and make people laugh. I think it really hit in third grade, but once I was in high school, I joined chamber choir. I wanted to do musical theater, too, but they had rehearsals at the same time. That was a bit of 'Sophie's Choice.'

Size doesn't equate to beauty. I don't understand why that's a thing. Well, I do, because the media has told us thin is beautiful. But is it?

So much of the mainstream media has taught us what beauty is, but everyone is beautiful.