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" I was a kid who didn't have a lot of self-esteem. "
Melanie Lynskey
Self-Esteem
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" 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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