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" Everytime I get offered theatre I get offered a film role too. "
Film
Too
Get
" From about eight years old I was always making things on the sewing machine. Friends would see me making dresses and costumes, and I'd use difficult fabrics such as Lycra and elastic. But you know, my dad was creative and my brother is inventive too. "
Me
Creative
Know
" I'd like to work with David Lynch again. "
Work
David
Again
" I don't know, I think people who meet me just get pretty much what I am. "
People
I Am
Know
" I go to work, and think 'wow, they pay me for this', and I go home. "
Work
Go
Home
" I had to learn everything about manufacturing, patents and how to run a business, and eventually I came up with an prototype that worked. "
Run
Manufacturing
Learn
" I hardly knew anything when I first arrived. I had to learn how to act as I went along. After about a year I got a grip on what acting was all about and it started coming straight from my heart; I wasn't just saying the words any longer. "
Got
Heart
Acting
" I just thought, 'I want to be an action hero.' "
Want
Thought
Just
" I like to play different ranges. When you get really deeply involved in the emotional parts, I enjoy that just as much as the fun and laughter. "
Laughter
Play
Fun
" I'm very focused when I'm making a movie, but I'm also a fantastic multitasker. "
Movie
Focused
Making
" I think Australians do well here because we feel a bit naughty, like we're in America and if they only knew how much fun we were having, we'd all get thrown out, you know. "
You
Fun
Know
" I think people who meet me just pretty much get what I am about. "
Meet
Think
Pretty
" Jennifer Garner and I are very close. "
Close
Jennifer
Very
" Mum and dad thought I was going to say I was pregnant. I said oh no, no, I've just been nominated for a Golden Globe. They were like, oh that's lovely, love. "
Thought
Lovely
Love
" My background is Scottish. "
Background
Scottish
" No matter what the character is, I just say to myself 'If I, Melissa George, was in that situation, how would I react?' and once you do that you can just go for it, and hopefully the performance comes through. "
Myself
You
Performance
" Sometimes I take a movie selfishly because it's a female lead. "
Because
Lead
Movie
" The great thing about film is you start and finish. It's a journey that lasts so long, TV lasts a long time. "
Great
You
Start
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