Christina Applegate recently appeared on “The View” to promote her new memoir, “You With the Sad Eyes,” and she discussed how Will Ferrell and Adam McKay gave parts of their “Anchorman” salaries to her when the studio’s original offer for her to play Veronica Corningstone came in well below her male co-stars.
“When they came in with the initial offer, it was, you know, a little offensive,” Applegate noted. “And I said I can’t. I know my worth, and I can’t do that. They wanted me bad enough, and they said, ‘Well, we’re gonna chip in.’ Thank God they did because it was one of the best experiences of my entire life.”
Applegate continued, “It was such a lesson. I had never done improv before. Learning from that group of dudes… that is the masterclass that people pay for. Steve Carell, like, taught it. Adam McKay…
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