Melanie Lynskey quotes
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“There's not much of a follow-your-dreams kind of vibe in New Zealand or my family.”
-- Melanie LynskeySource : "The Playlist Profile: Melanie Lynskey Talks Hollywood, ‘Hello I Must Be Going,’ ‘Heavenly Creatures’ & More" by Maris James, www.indiewire.com. September 04, 2012.
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“I used to write stories and poetry, but for some reason I have it in my head that if I'm going to write, I have to write a script.”
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“I was a kid who didn't have a lot of self-esteem.”
-- Melanie LynskeySource : "‘Hello I Must Be Going’ Star Melanie Lynskey On Her Bout With Depression After ‘Heavenly Creatures’ and Proving Naysayers Wrong" by Nigel M. Smith, www.indiewire.com. September 05, 2012.
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“I was at university and I was studying modern drama and studying English, and I just was like, 'I don't wanna be in this place. I wanna be acting.”
-- Melanie LynskeySource : "‘Hello I Must Be Going’ Star Melanie Lynskey On Her Bout With Depression After ‘Heavenly Creatures’ and Proving Naysayers Wrong" by Nigel M. Smith, www.indiewire.com. September 05, 2012.
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“I'm not one of those people who can cry on cue. If I have to cry in an audition, I'm like, 'Okay, let me see what I can do.”
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“I've definitely had times in my life where I've been depressed and not able to do anything at all.”
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“I've done a gazillion readings that have gone on to be movies that are made without me.”
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“If I could be working every day, I would be.”
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“New Zealanders can be a little hostile.”
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“The acting life is different than I thought it would be. I love it - it's actually a lot less pressure than I thought it would be.”
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“The interesting thing about acting is using all your own stuff and having some kind of personal catharsis while you're working.”
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“I think filmmakers are always interested in getting the best actor that they can find, the person who's the most right for it.”
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“I really like 'Girls.' I know everybody does, but I love 'Girls.”
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“I feel so grateful when I see a movie and there's a woman who looks somewhat like me. I'm like, 'Thank you, Samantha Morton!' You know, a woman who feels like a human being. That means so much to me.”
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“For a while, I was only being sent fat-girl parts. Seriously? Sometimes I feel like I'm making some kind of radical statement because I'm a size 6.”
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“I don't think I've played a lot of crazy people.”
-- Melanie LynskeySource : Interview with Noel Murray, www.avclub.com. March 9, 2010.
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“I feel like a character actress - it's where I'm comfortable.”
-- Melanie LynskeySource : "Melanie Lynskey: I’m drawn to the weirdos". Interview with Jarett Wieselman, pagesix.com. December 11, 2009.
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“I feel like I'm kind of faking something if I'm talking as myself and putting on an accent.”
-- Melanie LynskeySource : Interview with Noel Murray, www.avclub.com. March 9, 2010.
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“I feel weird when I go to the movies and everybody's faces are perfect.”
-- Melanie LynskeySource : "The Playlist Profile: Melanie Lynskey Talks Hollywood, ‘Hello I Must Be Going,’ ‘Heavenly Creatures’ & More" by Maris James, www.indiewire.com. September 04, 2012.
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“I guess I have a strong constitution.”
-- Melanie LynskeySource : "Actress Melanie Lynskey". "Tavis Smiley Show", www.pbs.org. August 29, 2012.
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“I guess I've never really had a great desire to be a leading lady, or be seen as an ingenue.”
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“I know my mother-in-law would drive two hours to go see a movie that I'm in.”
-- Melanie LynskeySource : "The Playlist Profile: Melanie Lynskey Talks Hollywood, ‘Hello I Must Be Going,’ ‘Heavenly Creatures’ & More" by Maris James, www.indiewire.com. September 04, 2012.
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“I love festivals because I feel like I'm more of a movie fan than a person who's in the film industry.”
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“I read every single review, because I love film criticism and I'm interested.”
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“People in New Zealand go out of their way to not be impressed by things.”
-- Melanie LynskeySource : Interview with Janet Varney on Nerdist's "The JV Club" podcast #16, nerdist.com. June 21, 2012.
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