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" I did not actually run down a deer for 'Tammy,' I promise. "

Melissa McCarthy

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" I didn't really know how to write jokes, so I just told weird, long stories about being tall and beautiful and wealthy in New York. I'd tell them very seriously, but I kind of looked like a drag queen at the time with big wigs and crazy 12-inch platform heels. "

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" 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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" 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. "

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" I've been trying to play old-lady parts since I was in my 20s, so I look forward to all of that. "

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" We're a weird bunch at 'Mike & Molly.' We go to work, and we're crazy about each other, and we love where we go to work. "

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" 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. "

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" 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. "

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" Ben and I have absolutely nothing to do with the Hollywood that's all actors and the Sunset Strip. We crave talking to people who do different things and are passionate about it. "

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" Part of being young is you think gaining 6 lbs. is the end of the world. "

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" 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. "

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" One of the best parts of a woman's body is that curve, and I go a little bit higher on all of my things to show off the best part of the hourglass. "

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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. "

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" As a teenager I went all Goth, but I wasn't mopey enough. I would pretend to be, but I'd end up making people laugh. "

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" 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. "

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" I could eat healthier; I could drink less. "

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

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" I was never sullen. I was a terrible punk - I was still so chatty. "

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" I went to school for clothing and textiles and thought this is what I was going to do. Then I started working in costumes and literally said, 'I don't know if I can take the actors.' "

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" 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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" Jason Statham is funny, I never knew that. "

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" I should be learning another language and working out more, but I'm just always saying, 'Ah, I could get hit by a bus tomorrow.' "

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" I just think that wigs and makeup and costumes completely transform me. "

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" I have blocks of wood all over my house; I spend all of my day knocking! "

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