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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,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melanie-lynskey/i-feel-like-any-actor-should-always-be-thinking-about-how-to-serve/)

[Melanie Lynskey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melanie-lynskey/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5e1/melanie-lynskey-11682_about_i-feel-like-any-actor-should-always-be-t_858345.jpg)

> [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,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melanie-lynskey/i-feel-like-any-actor-should-always-be-thinking-about-how-to-serve-2/)

[Melanie Lynskey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melanie-lynskey/)

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## Other authors on Cautious

- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b018/author-niccolo-machiavelli-70986.jpg) Niccolo Machiavelli 8 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cautious/niccolo-machiavelli/)
- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-e-l-montes-16640.jpg) E.L. Montes 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cautious/e-l-montes/)

## More by Melanie Lynskey

> [I don't think I've played a lot of crazy people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melanie-lynskey/i-don-t-think-i-ve-played-a-lot-of-crazy-people/)

[Melanie Lynskey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melanie-lynskey/)

> [I've definitely had times in my life where I've been depressed and not able to do anything at all.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melanie-lynskey/i-ve-definitely-had-times-in-my-life-where-i-ve-been-depressed-and/)

[Melanie Lynskey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melanie-lynskey/)

> [ There's a rhythm to script \[ in "I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore"\], as well, especially the pacing of it. But… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melanie-lynskey/there-s-a-rhythm-to-script-in-i-don-t-feel-at-home-in-this-world/)

[Melanie Lynskey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melanie-lynskey/)

> [Sometimes you just feel so fortunate to be in the company that you're in and you just want to soak it all up.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melanie-lynskey/sometimes-you-just-feel-so-fortunate-to-be-in-the-company-that-you-re/)

[Melanie Lynskey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melanie-lynskey/)

> [I was a kid who didn't have a lot of self-esteem.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melanie-lynskey/i-was-a-kid-who-didn-t-have-a-lot-of-self-esteem/)

[Melanie Lynskey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melanie-lynskey/)

> [I feel weird when I go to the movies and everybody's faces are perfect.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melanie-lynskey/i-feel-weird-when-i-go-to-the-movies-and-everybody-s-faces-are-perfect/)

[Melanie Lynskey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melanie-lynskey/)

> [I read every single review, because I love film criticism and I'm interested.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melanie-lynskey/i-read-every-single-review-because-i-love-film-criticism-and-i-m/)

[Melanie Lynskey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melanie-lynskey/)

> [It's good to feel tired at the end of the day. It's not often as an actor that you're like, "Oof. Ow. I feel…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melanie-lynskey/it-s-good-to-feel-tired-at-the-end-of-the-day-it-s-not-often-as-an/)

[Melanie Lynskey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melanie-lynskey/)

> [I want to go and have a real experience and it's just lovely to sit and watch a movie and just be really transported…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melanie-lynskey/i-want-to-go-and-have-a-real-experience-and-it-s-just-lovely-to-sit/)

[Melanie Lynskey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melanie-lynskey/)

> [ For "The Intervention" I came up with a back-story and Clea \[Duvall\] was like, "No." And I was like, "I don't care." ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melanie-lynskey/for-the-intervention-i-came-up-with-a-back-story-and-clea-duvall-was/)

[Melanie Lynskey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melanie-lynskey/)

> [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!'…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melanie-lynskey/i-feel-so-grateful-when-i-see-a-movie-and-there-s-a-woman-who-looks/)

[Melanie Lynskey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melanie-lynskey/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melanie-lynskey/even-when-i-m-reading-a-script-where-i-m-supposed-to-be-looking-at/)

[Melanie Lynskey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melanie-lynskey/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melanie-lynskey/i-know-a-lot-of-actors-have-all-these-expectations-and-believe-that/)

[Melanie Lynskey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melanie-lynskey/)

> [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.'…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melanie-lynskey/i-think-that-for-me-as-a-person-it-s-very-easy-for-me-to-hear-it-s/)

[Melanie Lynskey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melanie-lynskey/)

> [ Even just reading "I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore,"I got a sense of the world and the story \[Macon Blair\] wanted… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melanie-lynskey/even-just-reading-i-don-t-feel-at-home-in-this-world-anymore-i-got-a/)

[Melanie Lynskey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melanie-lynskey/)

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