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" I think the reason I'm an actress is because I love playing kind of a more extreme people. "
Melissa McCarthy
Love
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" 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. "
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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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" 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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" When I go shopping, most of the time I'm disappointed. "
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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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" If somebody's doing something, and you're laughing, and at the same time you're so embarrassed for them, it's my absolute kind of favorite type of laugh. "
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" I didn't wear jeans for, like, a decade of my life. "
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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?' "
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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. "
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" Nothing's more charming than someone who doesn't take herself too seriously. "
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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 just think that wigs and makeup and costumes completely transform me. "
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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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" You look much better when you're comfy. "
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" 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?' "
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" I have blocks of wood all over my house; I spend all of my day knocking! "
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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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