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"Bridesmaids will always hold a special place in Kristen Wiig&amp;apos;s heart.\r\nNot only did she co-write and star in the female-driven comedy, but she also got the opportunity to work with actress Jill Clayburgh, who lost her battle with leukemia in November 2010.\r\n\r\n&amp;quot;I felt honored the moment she signed on to do the film,&amp;quot; Wiig, 37, told Us Weekly during a press junket May 1. &amp;quot;She was a very maternal, nurturing spirit. She was also game for anything. There were times when she was saying things and I would just start laughing. I was like, &amp;apos;Oh, my god, I&amp;apos;m making Jill Clayburgh talk about motor-boating,&amp;apos; which didn&amp;apos;t end up in the movie. She was amazing.&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nAccording to producer Judd Apatow, 43, they wanted to honor Clayburgh&amp;apos;s legacy without making her appear crass on film.\r\n&amp;quot;We took some dirty Jill Clayburgh jokes out because I just thought, &amp;apos;That can&amp;apos;t be the last thing she ever says in a film,&amp;apos;&amp;quot; he explained. &amp;quot;We did debate it. We were like, &amp;apos;That&amp;apos;s funny, but that would be questionable.&amp;apos;&amp;quot;\r\n\r\n&amp;quot;She was the nicest woman,&amp;quot; Apatow continued. &amp;quot;We&amp;apos;re all so influenced by her work and her acting style. We really appreciate that real, naturalistic acting style. She was just a great woman. None of us knew she was sick. She was just awesome, every day.&amp;quot;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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