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" I don't sleep, but I've got two little kids that don't sleep, either. "
Melissa McCarthy
Either
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" You look much better when you're comfy. "
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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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" When I believe in something, I'm like a dog with a bone. "
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" Jason Statham is funny, I never knew that. "
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" In terms of the characters I think are really fun to play, a lot of times it's someone in my head saying 'I know that woman.' "
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" 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. "
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" We have some of the most rock-solid, lovely friends in the world. "
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" I don't really know why I'm not thinner than I am. "
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" I'm really happy in my life. "
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" More eccentric characters can push pretty far, but if you stay on the side of reality, it's always funnier. "
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" In a lot of comedies, they kind of take all the problems away from the women. They give her great clothes, great hair; she almost always owns an artisanal shop, like a cheese shop in Manhattan. "
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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 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 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. "
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" I'll do almost anything for a laugh. "
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Anything
" 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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Kind
" I don't know any neighborhoods where everyone's walking around in seven-inch heels and perfect makeup. "
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Everyone
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" I wore white kabuki makeup, had blue-black hair. At one point, I shaved an inch and a half around my hairline and continued the white makeup up so it made my head look slightly deformed. I thought it was hilarious. "
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Head
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" I want to be healthy. "
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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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" 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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Night
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" Some days, I want to be prim and proper, and others, I want to be in a band. "
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Others
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" I make a mean coconut macaroon. "
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" I will embarrass my kids to their core. I will threaten to show up in hot pants and a tube top. Their dad will drive me. And he'll let me and my friend Lisa get pretty drunk in the backseat, and we will come into that party and just rip it up. "
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