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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 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?' "

Melissa McCarthy

God

People

Treat

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

" I lived on a farm in Illinois, and we didn't have a lot of money. But I lived vicariously through magazines. I was obsessed with Jean Paul Gaultier. I still have the scrapbooks, and I've kept all my designs and sketches. "

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

" I am not a princess, I don't want to be referred to as a princess - I find that super creepy. "

Melissa McCarthy

Creepy

Princess

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

" I'm really happy in my life. "

" 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. "

" I just don't lose weight easily. "

" I've watched women being hideously unattractive, personality-wise and physically, all the time. But these women never end up on screen. "

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

" 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

Most

World

" 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. "

Melissa McCarthy

Looking

Forward

" When I read a character that I really, really love, I know immediately what they look like. It's like I want to 100 percent become that person. "

" I'm not a crazy germophobe; I have kids, and that ship has sailed. "

" 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. "

" When someone really believes in what they're saying, but it's crazy, it's, like, my favorite thing on earth. "

Melissa McCarthy

Earth

Saying

" Comedy to me is all about the bumps and bruises and weird tics. "

" I just think we tear down women in this country for all these superficial reasons, and women are so great and strong. "

" I did nothing but dramas for seven years in New York. I didn't really start anything comedic until I moved out to L.A. and found The Groundlings. "

" I don't sleep, but I've got two little kids that don't sleep, either. "

" I believe in Heaven. I don't believe that this is it, and then we're done. "

" 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.' "

" I think there are people who really love the comfort of their small town, and there are people who feel stuck by it. "

" 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 don't really know why I'm not thinner than I am. "

Melissa McCarthy

Really

I Am

" My back was just destroyed after pregnancy. I almost had to have surgery, until I did Pilates and rebuilt my body. "

" 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. "

" I wanted to be a drag queen so badly. I'll bet I still own more wigs than any drag queen - I love me a wig. "

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