Melanie Lynskey Quotes
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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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There's not much of a follow-your-dreams kind of vibe in New Zealand or my family.
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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 don't think I've played a lot of crazy people.
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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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If I could be working every day, I would be.
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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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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 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 feel like a character actress - it's where I'm comfortable.
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I feel weird when I go to the movies and everybody's faces are perfect.
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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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To take a job just so I can go on a fancy vacation doesn't really seem worth it.