I developed a nutty attitude where I’d think, If some guy really loves me he doesn’t care if I’m fat. I’d come up with all these stupid reasons why it would be OK to be fat.

Alley describes a self-protective rationalization that can arise when someone feels judged for their body: reframing weight as irrelevant to love in order to blunt shame or avoid change. By calling it a “nutty attitude” and “stupid reasons,” she signals hindsight and self-critique—recognizing that the argument wasn’t really about unconditional love so much as a way to excuse habits and postpone confronting health, self-esteem, or public scrutiny. The quote also reflects the pressure placed on women—especially celebrities—to meet narrow beauty standards, and the psychological tug-of-war between self-acceptance and denial.