attention he would eventually receive as a movie actor. He has said that when success arrived, he did not know people who were famous in the way he suddenly became famous. Rather than naturally enjoying attention, McCarthy has described himself as someone who often recoiled from it.
Long before movie premieres and magazine photographs, McCarthy has described himself as feeling somewhat isolated during his school years. He later recalled experiencing loneliness and a sense that he did not completely belong in the environment around him. Acting provided one
