Melissa McCarthy on “Can You Ever Forgive Me?”

Actress Melissa McCarthy enjoys studying people, whether it’s for comedic performances, riotous impersonations, or the more dramatic role for which she’s been nominated for an Academy Award, playing one of the most prolific literary forgers in history in “Can You Ever Forgive Me?” Lee Cowan talked with McCarthy about her portrayal of Lee Israel, the bestselling biographer who in her later years typed her way into a life of petty crime.