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" I was never sullen. I was a terrible punk - I was still so chatty. "
Melissa McCarthy
Still
Punk
Never
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" Jason Statham is funny, I never knew that. "
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" I have an overactive sense of justice. I want women to realize you don't have to work for the company. You can run the company. I want the scope for them to be endless. "
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" I make a mean coconut macaroon. "
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" I think there's so many points of view that you want to make sure your stories are being told from men and women... you get all of the different backgrounds. You don't want every story being told from the same point of view. So just for better storytelling, I'm like, 'Yes, please, bring some more ladies on.' "
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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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Nothing
People
" I believe in Heaven. I don't believe that this is it, and then we're done. "
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Done
Believe
" Funny is funny, and it can come in 8 billion different shades and flavors, so I think it's silly to kind of limit it. "
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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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" 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. "
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People
Funny
Great
" I love the juxtaposition of a sweet little blouse with a motocross look. "
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Sweet
Look
" Part of being young is you think gaining 6 lbs. is the end of the world. "
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You
End
Being
" I want to make each piece of clothing work 15 different ways. "
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Clothing
Different
" I'd rather watch a character be good at something and be challenged - there's more to play in that. "
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Good
Watch
" I was always Missy, never Melissa. I went to college, and I thought it was so much more interesting to go by a different name, and then it just kind of stuck. "
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Go
Thought
College
" Nothing's more charming than someone who doesn't take herself too seriously. "
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Someone
Take
Seriously
" I want to be healthy. "
Melissa McCarthy
Want
Healthy
" 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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Problems
Clothes
Great
" 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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Me
Most
World
" I'm certainly not shy, but I like playing it because I love those characters that are incredibly confident but really still a mess. "
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Still
Confident
Love
" We have some of the most rock-solid, lovely friends in the world. "
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Most
World
Lovely
" I think everything that any actor does, I would assume, is shaped by how and where they grew up. "
Melissa McCarthy
Up
Think
Everything
" 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.' "
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Hair
Like
Reflection
" I'm like a three-and-a-half, four-hour-a-night sleeper. It's not enough to function. "
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Function
Like
Sleeper
" Since grade school, I focused on women's clothing. "
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Since
" 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. "
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Know
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Character
" 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
" 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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Tomorrow
Language
Learning
" I don't know any neighborhoods where everyone's walking around in seven-inch heels and perfect makeup. "
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Makeup
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" I'm not a crazy germophobe; I have kids, and that ship has sailed. "
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Kids
Sailed
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