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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. "
Melanie Lynskey
Life
Acting
Thought
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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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" 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. "
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" Usually when I am in a movie that is about to come out, if people don't love it, that is fine - I can handle it. "
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" I feel like I'm kind of faking something if I'm talking as myself and putting on an accent. "
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" I was a kid who didn't have a lot of self-esteem. "
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" I guess I have a strong constitution. "
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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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" New Zealanders can be a little hostile. "
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" If I could be working every day, I would be. "
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" I read every single review, because I love film criticism and I'm interested. "
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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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" 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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" There's not much of a follow-your-dreams kind of vibe in New Zealand or my family. "
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" I don't think I've played a lot of crazy people. "
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" I really like 'Girls.' I know everybody does, but I love 'Girls.' "
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" 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. "
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" 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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" I know my mother-in-law would drive two hours to go see a movie that I'm in. "
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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 feel like any actor should always be thinking about how to serve the story. The thing to be cautious of is trying to make too much of your 'moment,' or whatever. The story is a lot bigger than you, and you're there to help it along. "
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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 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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