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" I could eat healthier; I could drink less. "
Melissa McCarthy
Eat
Could
Less
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" I've never felt like I needed to change. I've always thought, 'If you want somebody different, pick somebody else.' But sure, criticism can sometimes still get to me. Some things are so malicious, they knock the wind out of you. "
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Wind
Criticism
Change
" The letters I really love are from young actresses who were worried they had to fit a certain look. They say I've opened it up. And I don't just mean plus-size girls. You can push things now. With all the great performances in 'Bridesmaids', it changed how people see funny women. "
Melissa McCarthy
People
Funny
Great
" When I went to college, I did clothing and textiles. It really wasn't until I moved to New York, my second night in, I did stand-up. I took a wild left turn, and instead of going back and finishing school at FIT, I started doing stand-up and acting. "
Melissa McCarthy
School
Night
New York
" I've watched women being hideously unattractive, personality-wise and physically, all the time. But these women never end up on screen. "
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Being
End
Never
" Nothing's more charming than someone who doesn't take herself too seriously. "
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Someone
Take
Seriously
" Somebody ripped their pants open at my wedding, dipping my mother. My mother is not a lady who throws herself into a dip that often, so I don't think he thought she was really going to do it. "
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Mother
Lady
Think
" When someone really believes in what they're saying, but it's crazy, it's, like, my favorite thing on earth. "
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Earth
Like
Saying
" I would love to be directed by more women. "
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Women
Would
Love
" I did not actually run down a deer for 'Tammy,' I promise. "
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Deer
Run
Promise
" I'm not a crazy germophobe; I have kids, and that ship has sailed. "
Melissa McCarthy
Kids
Sailed
Crazy
" More eccentric characters can push pretty far, but if you stay on the side of reality, it's always funnier. "
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Push
Pretty
Always
" I love to watch someone who just goes for it and isn't worried about whether it's silly or awkward or unflattering. "
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Silly
Love
Someone
" I am not a princess, I don't want to be referred to as a princess - I find that super creepy. "
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Creepy
Am
Princess
" I believe it matters how you treat people. I believe in Heaven. I don't believe that this is it, and then we're done. I have a lovely relationship with God, although when I've lost someone or I've seen a sick child, I've had conversations with Him in which I've had to ask, 'How can that be right?' "
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God
People
Treat
" I feel like I got hit with a lucky stick. "
Melissa McCarthy
I Feel Like
Hit
Like
" My parents are kind and accepting. Because so many of my friends were gay, it was just an accepted thing in my house. I was very lucky. "
Melissa McCarthy
Just
Parents
Kind
" To me, having 500 rolls of fabric around is the most calming thing in the world. I think it's what football is to some guys. "
Melissa McCarthy
Me
Most
World
" Some days, I want to be prim and proper, and others, I want to be in a band. "
Melissa McCarthy
Proper
Others
Days
" Even when someone gets to looking like she should be so proud of herself, instead she's like, 'I could be another three pounds less; I could be a little taller and have bigger lips.' "
Melissa McCarthy
Proud
Three
She
" I'd rather watch a character be good at something and be challenged - there's more to play in that. "
Melissa McCarthy
Play
Good
Watch
" 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. "
Melissa McCarthy
Opinion
My Life
Life
" I have caught my reflection and thought, 'Oof. That girl is struggling. That girl is tired.' I've had mornings where I'm like, 'Oh God, I have weird hair.' "
Melissa McCarthy
Hair
Like
Reflection
" 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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Looking
Work
Way
" I've always had mostly gay male friends. "
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Mostly
Male
Had
" I think the whole reason I act is because it's much more fun to be somebody else. I'm pretty boring. "
Melissa McCarthy
Think
Fun
Boring
" 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. "
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You
Way
Think
" I do think comedy needs to be a living thing, but I think without a great script and fully realized characters, you cannot keep it living. Otherwise, it just becomes long and rambling, indulgent. So I think you need both, frankly. "
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Living
Think
Comedy
" We have some of the most rock-solid, lovely friends in the world. "
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Most
World
Lovely
" I don't sleep, but I've got two little kids that don't sleep, either. "
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Either
Got
Two
" I want to make each piece of clothing work 15 different ways. "
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Ways
Clothing
Different