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" At some point in the past, it was decided that women in comedy are never supposed to be shown in an unflattering light. But in comedy, you need all of your tools to be funny. "

Melissa McCarthy

Funny

You

Women

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Crazy

Work

" There are a lot of funny women in my life. I never understand those movies where there's eight funny guys and two women who don't have any opinion or humour. "

" I've grown to love L.A., but it's the most socially awkward place. All these people have come there not to be something but to pretend to be someone trying to be someone. "

" The goal was to work enough to pay my bills and stop going through the couch looking for change. Going way beyond that isn't something I really factored in. "

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" When I was 22, I met with some janky manager, and she told me, 'You're never going to work at this weight.' I think I was a size 6 at the time. There is just this weird thing about how we perceive women in this country. I would love to be a part of breaking that down. "

Melissa McCarthy

Think

Love

" I'm a huge 'Ghostbusters' fan. I've seen it, like, 10,000 times, so I couldn't be more looking forward to a reboot. "

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Looking

Forward

" People don't stop at a size 12. I feel like there's a big thing missing where you can't dress to your mood above a certain number. "

" I just don't lose weight easily. "

" I just figure if it has my name on it, and I want to make people feel good about wearing it, I can't pass it off. "

" I'd rather watch a character be good at something and be challenged - there's more to play in that. "

" I have experience dressing me as a 6, a 12, and more. And when you go above a size 12, you don't lose your love of fashion. "

Melissa McCarthy

Experience

You

" I make a mean coconut macaroon. "

" I'm really happy in my life. "

" Ben and I live like hermits. The night of a concert, we'll be like, 'Do you think we can get tickets?' And everybody is like, 'No, why didn't you do this earlier?' "

" Some days, I want to be prim and proper, and others, I want to be in a band. "

" I love the juxtaposition of a sweet little blouse with a motocross look. "

" I feel intensely guilty for working... You have to be able to provide for your kids. But I feel like it's a weird modern phenomenon that you always feel guilty for it. "

" I'm obsessed with 'Call The Midwife.' "

" I loved the playfulness of fashion. I think maybe that's why I became an actress. You put on one outfit and feel one way, and another one will make you feel another way. Clothes are a wonderful tool. "

" Nothing's more charming than someone who doesn't take herself too seriously. "

" Famous doesn't mean anything. Just because people know my face doesn't mean they know us or that it makes us any more interesting or better. "

" Since grade school, I focused on women's clothing. "

" There was a three-year chunk as a teen where I should have been tranquilized and put in a cage. "