"I don't go to McDonald's anymore. After I saw Super Size Me... no way!"
About this Quote
The name-drop of Super Size Me does a lot of work. She borrows the documentary’s authority to justify a personal choice without sounding preachy or obsessive. It’s less “I’m better than fast food” than “the evidence made the decision for me.” That matters for an actress whose body is part of the public commodity: she’s navigating scrutiny while trying to keep the tone breezy. “No way!” finishes the job, converting what could be a moral lecture into a punchy, relatable reaction.
Contextually, this sits at the intersection of celebrity influence, diet culture, and the era’s newly mainstream skepticism about corporate food. The subtext isn’t just health; it’s credibility. Johansson aligns herself with an informed consumer class and signals she’s on the “right” side of a cultural argument, without risking the alienation that comes with sounding sanctimonious.
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| Topic | Food |
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APA Style (7th ed.)
Johansson, Scarlett. (2026, January 15). I don't go to McDonald's anymore. After I saw Super Size Me... no way! FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-dont-go-to-mcdonalds-anymore-after-i-saw-super-170508/
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Johansson, Scarlett. "I don't go to McDonald's anymore. After I saw Super Size Me... no way!" FixQuotes. January 15, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-dont-go-to-mcdonalds-anymore-after-i-saw-super-170508/.
MLA Style (9th ed.)
"I don't go to McDonald's anymore. After I saw Super Size Me... no way!" FixQuotes, 15 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-dont-go-to-mcdonalds-anymore-after-i-saw-super-170508/. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.







