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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 want to make each piece of clothing work 15 different ways. "

" I'm obsessed with 'Call The Midwife.' "

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

" We have some of the most rock-solid, lovely friends in the world. "

" 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 love a house project. "

" 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 watch HGTV like a maniac, and when it's bad, it's like some crazy college guy watching a football game. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

Melissa McCarthy

Crazy

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

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

" I just figure if it has my name on it, and I want to make people feel good about wearing it, I can't pass it off. "

" When I believe in something, I'm like a dog with a bone. "

" I'm like a three-and-a-half, four-hour-a-night sleeper. It's not enough to function. "

Melissa McCarthy

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Sleeper

" I've never been interested in playing the boring ingenue. "

" 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.' "

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

" 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 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. "

" 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. "

Melissa McCarthy

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Love

" I'm always tinkering with something - suddenly I'll think I can work with wood, but then I'll realize I can't, so I go back to sewing. "

" I was only a bridesmaid for my sister, and it was very calm and small, so I didn't have any tragedy. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I laugh my head off every day with my husband and my kids, who are mooning me and singing me songs. "