Melanie Lynskey

I don't think I've played a lot of crazy people.

— Melanie Lynskey

I've definitely had times in my life where I've been depressed and not able to do anything at all.

— 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…

— 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…

— Melanie Lynskey

I was a kid who didn't have a lot of self-esteem.

— Melanie Lynskey

I feel weird when I go to the movies and everybody's faces are perfect.

— Melanie Lynskey

I read every single review, because I love film criticism and I'm interested.

— 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.…

— 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…

— 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."

— 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,…

— 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…

— 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…

— 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…

— 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…

— Melanie Lynskey

People in New Zealand go out of their way to not be impressed by things.

— Melanie Lynskey

I feel like any actor should always be thinking about how to serve the story. The thing to be cautious of is…

— Melanie Lynskey

I think there's so many little specific things in the script [of "I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore"]. And…

— Melanie Lynskey

I've had a lot of struggles with depression. It's very easy for me to go to a bleak place, or for me…

— Melanie Lynskey

The acting life is different than I thought it would be. I love it - it's actually a lot less pressure than…

— Melanie Lynskey

I feel like I'm always put with someone who's like, "Come on! Please be happy!".

— Melanie Lynskey

I feel like a character actress - it's where I'm comfortable.

— Melanie Lynskey

I talked with [ Blair Macon] a lot. I always like to come up with it - sometimes the filmmaker is not…

— Melanie Lynskey

To take a job just so I can go on a fancy vacation doesn't really seem worth it.

— Melanie Lynskey

I know my mother-in-law would drive two hours to go see a movie that I'm in.

— Melanie Lynskey