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" I've been every size in the world. Parts of my twenties, I was in great shape, but I didn't appreciate it. 'If I was a 6 or an 8,' I thought, 'Why aren't I a 2 or a 4?' "

Melissa McCarthy

Size

Thought

Great

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I Feel Like

Hit

" It's funny; as I get older I'm reverting to my roots - I want to plant stuff. "

" 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 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. "

" More eccentric characters can push pretty far, but if you stay on the side of reality, it's always funnier. "

" 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

" I love to watch someone who just goes for it and isn't worried about whether it's silly or awkward or unflattering. "

" 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. "

" In my 20s, I used to cry about why I wasn't thinner or prettier, but I want to add that I also used to cry about things like, 'I wish my hair would grow faster. I wish I had different shoes...' I was an idiot... It's a decade of tears. "

" I would love to be directed by more women. "

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

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Creepy

Princess

" I refuse to give energy to the negative. I've got a great fella and two great little girls. "

" I've always had mostly gay male friends. "

" People don't stop at a size 12. I feel like there's a big thing missing where you can't dress to your mood above a certain number. "

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

" 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. "

" 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

" Some days, I want to be prim and proper, and others, I want to be in a band. "

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

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

" 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.' "

Melissa McCarthy

Hair

Reflection

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

Melissa McCarthy

Really

I Am

" I'll do almost anything for a laugh. "

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

" I'm certainly not shy, but I like playing it because I love those characters that are incredibly confident but really still a mess. "

" 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. "

" I'm not a great pregnant woman. "

" 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. "