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WIIG: I can’t even compare my experiences with yours, but it is jarring. I don’t know . . . The public doesn’t want to hear people complaining about having their picture taken. PERRY: Really? I’m kind of a more sunshiny person myself. But maybe that’s why we like each other. You looked really pretty at the Golden Globes, by the way. PERRY: I’ve not really done a movie, I don’t think. I mean, I’ve done a voice [in The Smurfs (2011)]— PERRY: Yeah, every time, right as I leave my room, there’s a big mirror by the door . . . [ laughs] But, no, I do get really happy. I feel like I give a lot—and I’m not talking about in a numbers sense or a money sense, even though that is there. I feel like I give a lot of energy and do a lot of work. My job is for the people. It’s for the public. It’s for their consumption. So I’ve done a lot in that way, and I see that the hard work has finally paid off. It has taken a long time—and I feel like I’ve earned a lot of it—but the stars have aligned for me in some ways. I’ve just always been very aware and careful of everything, so that I can be ready for the perfect opportunities as they come. I don’t take anything for granted or wait for anything to come to me. I still, every day, continue to go out and get it. I probably even work harder now than I did when I was trying to make it, you know? It’s so weird that that actually happens. You make it, and you’re like, “Oh, yeah. I’m going to be interviewed by Robin Leach on Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous.” But you don’t even have time to do that because you’re working. WIIG: I grew up listening to a lot of music that actually sort of reminds me of your music, like the Go-Go’s, Madonna, the Bangles, Toni Basil—really happy, fun music.
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WIIG: In fact, I talked about it so much while we were making the last movie that I did, that as a wrap gift everyone got me the first season on DVD. This is another amazing fragrance by Katy Perry. Now you can let your inner queen shine through with this gorgeous scent. The fragrance was inspired by a Queen song called ‘Killer Queen,’ and the lyrics of the song were very important to Katy P because they speak about a woman who is “strong, sexy and sophisticated, but still knows how to have a good time.” The Appearance:PERRY: Well, if you keep on doing the same role, you’ll be typecast. I just feel like I’m going to be criticized regardless of what I do next, so I might as well do something that I feel really passionate about. I don’t even know if I could ever re-create that last record—just like you probably don’t know if you could ever re-create Bridesmaids. PERRY: Yeah. It’s a very strange closeness . . . My whole thing is to agree to disagree and to have respect because nothing can really be changed and you wouldn’t want to ruin their happiness—even if that happiness is ignorance. But as far as the dynamic between us? It has absolutely changed. It’s bound to change with anyone, really . . . Well, not with anyone, because for some people it doesn’t ever change. But eventually our parents get to a certain age where they let go of the reins and they see that you’re responsible, that you’re okay, and maybe they’re finally relieved in some ways. Then they get older, so you take care of them. That’s kind of what I think the responsibility is—even if you’re not successful. But, you know, for me, with my whole thing. . . I think they just see that the dynamic has changed because I’m in a different place. But it’s not like I disrespect them in any way. I mean, I take care of them. But that’s what I’ve always wanted: to have enough that I could make sure that everyone in my family had enough. I grew up not really having anything, so the idea that I can take care of my family and my friends now is a really cool bonus.
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PERRY: All I could think about while I was watching was your travel plans. You did SNL that night and then flew out to L.A. for the Globes, right? WIIG: That’s what they would always say to me. They would be like, “Well, the numbers . . .” In the best, most supportive way, they would say that the chances of making it aren’t really good.PERRY: To be honest, it should probably be a cautionary thing for parents. Unfortunately, I think a lot of people are affected more by the idea of fame than the actual work ethic involved. A lot of them just want to be reality TV–type people who don’t do anything. And if they actually want to pursue a skill, whether it’s creating or writing or acting . . . Well, that’s hard. Even if you actually have the good intent to do something creative or special with your life, it’s hard. I mean, look at the number of people who actually get the opportunity. PERRY: You touch me, I’ll touch her, then you touch her, she’ll touch you, and then we’ll all just touch together . . . Do you remember what you gave me the first time I did SNL? WIIG: Well, it’s working. [ laughs] No, I was just going to say that, obviously, our situations are different in many ways, but when I told my parents that I wanted to do this for a living, they were supportive, of course, because they’re my parents. But I think more than anything they were just kind of shitting their pants. They were super-worried. I mean, my mom worked for the Special Olympics for a long time. My dad worked for a wire company. Okay, but before we get to where you can buy these fragrances and the most frequently asked questions, I have something interesting to tell the Katy Perry fans out there. Katy Perry is obsessed with cats and has her cat called Kitty Purry, which is a play on words of her stage name, Katy Perry. If you could not understand why 2 of her perfumes are called Purr and Meow, maybe you do now. Where Can You Buy the Katy Perry Fragrances? WIIG: People sometimes get a little extra criticism when they try something that they don’t normally do, but I think that’s just a natural thing for artists. It’s like, “Okay, I did that, and now I want to try this.” I mean, people get so surprised when I say I want to do a dramatic film. They can’t wrap their heads around it.