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"Every time I said 'I'm going to quit college and do
stand-up,' my mom and dad said, 'Great, work really hard at it,
you can probably do it'," said McCarthy, whose mother was
present.
"They continued to say that for the 20 years it took me to
actually do it steadily," she said, adding "in a way you really
give terrible advice."
The actress will star this summer in the action comedy "Spy" as
a CIA agent tackling her first field assignment. McCarthy also
headlined last year's "Tammy," playing a fast food worker
setting off on a spontaneous road trip. But it was her 2011
supporting role in "Bridesmaids," an acclaimed female-driven
comedy, that earned her an Oscar nomination.
McCarthy, 44, began her career as a stand-up comedian performing
with improv group The Groundlings. She then moved into
television, starring in series like "Gilmore Girls," "Samantha
Who?" and "Mike & Molly," which earned her a 2011 Emmy award for
lead actress in a comedy.
Ellen DeGeneres, recalling the earlier roles, praised McCarthy's
work as "fantastic." "Everything you do is memorable," she said
at Tuesday's ceremony.
"Spy" will open in U.S. theaters on June 5.
(Reporting by Reuters TV; Editing by Daina Beth Solomon, Mary
Milliken and Andrew Hay)
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