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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 Lynskey
Feel
Myself
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" People in New Zealand go out of their way to not be impressed by things. "
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" Everybody goes through challenges. There's stuff that happens personally that's challenging, stuff in work that's difficult, disappointments that happen. "
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Challenges
Difficult
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" I know a lot of actors have all these expectations and believe that one thing should lead to another thing, and that's probably the right way to build a career. I don't know what's wrong with me - I just don't think like that! "
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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 guess I have a strong constitution. "
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Constitution
Strong
Guess
" I think that for me as a person, it's very easy for me to hear, 'It's too difficult.' Or, 'You're not easy to cast.' And, 'You're not beautiful,' and this and that. "
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Beautiful
Me
" To take a job just so I can go on a fancy vacation doesn't really seem worth it. "
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Worth It
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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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Been
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" New Zealanders can be a little hostile. "
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" If a movie is received badly, and I'm in only one scene of it, I still feel responsible. I feel like it was my fault at all times. If people were like, 'This movie sucks!' I'd be like, 'Well, that's because I'm terrible.' "
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Fault
Like
People
" I feel weird when I go to the movies and everybody's faces are perfect. "
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Go
Faces
Movies
" 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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Life
Acting
Thought
" I read every single review, because I love film criticism and I'm interested. "
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Review
Single
Film
" I feel like a character actress - it's where I'm comfortable. "
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Feel
Character
Like
" I'll audition for something and then the feedback has been, 'The director wants you, the creative people want you, but the studio is saying no.' It's depressing, but I understand. People are investing a lot of money and they want somewhat of a guarantee; they want someone who's been on the cover of magazines. "
Melanie Lynskey
Creative
Money
You
" I don't know, I love it when I see movies with people who are not super familiar to me or people who I've seen in smaller parts who are suddenly getting a chance to do something bigger. For me that's very exciting. "
Melanie Lynskey
Love
Chance
Me
" If I could be working every day, I would be. "
Melanie Lynskey
If I Could
Every Day
Working
" I was a very independent teenager. "
Melanie Lynskey
Very
Teenager
Independent
" 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 Lynskey
Like
Drama
Acting
" I think filmmakers are always interested in getting the best actor that they can find, the person who's the most right for it. "
Melanie Lynskey
Right
Always
Best
" 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. "
Melanie Lynskey
Size
Sometimes
Seriously
" Even when I'm reading a script where I'm supposed to be looking at the lead role, I'll find myself gravitating toward some small weirdo in a few scenes instead. I'm very instinctive like that and I love the challenge of not having a lot of time to create someone who feels real. "
Melanie Lynskey
Myself
Time
Reading
" 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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Woman
Me
Know
" I don't think I've played a lot of crazy people. "
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Think
People
Lot
" I know my mother-in-law would drive two hours to go see a movie that I'm in. "
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Know
Two
See
" 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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Desire
Really
Seen
" I like to play the grey areas in life - that's the most uncomfortable place to be. Nobody likes to be in that in-between state where there don't know what's going to happen. There's a lot of tension in that, and a lot of stuff to play with - where it's uncomfortable and awkward and sad and scary. "
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Sad
Life
Place
" I've done a gazillion readings that have gone on to be movies that are made without me. "
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Made
Me
Without
" 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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Love
Film
Festivals
" I really like 'Girls.' I know everybody does, but I love 'Girls.' "
Melanie Lynskey
Everybody
Really
Love