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The actress also came up with another unique way to get comfortable in her character's shoes -- literally.

\"I had those like 8-inch heels and I'd just walk around and do dishes in them,\" she said. \"I was in my flannel pajamas and then my stripper shoes.\"

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Antics and high arches aside, Wu said the heart of this movie is \"about friendship and loneliness,\" which first drew her to the role during such polarizing times in real life.

\"When I read this, I saw that in the character of Destiny and furthermore she's a stripper and most people, the judgment stops there,\" Wu said. \"They assume so many things about them, and as an actor you want to explore people's character beyond the stereotypes and assumptions, and the script really allowed all the girls to explore these characters in multifaceted ways.\"

Hustlers is in theaters nationwide Sept. 13.

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