Melanie Lynskey Quotes

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

I really like 'Girls.' I know everybody does, but I love 'Girls.

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

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. The thing to think about is whether what you're doing is true to the moment and where the story's going, rather than going, "Here are my scenes. What can I try and do to make the most of them?"

I feel like I'm kind of faking something if I'm talking as myself and putting on an accent.

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

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

I've had a lot of struggles with depression. It's very easy for me to go to a bleak place, or for me to doubt humanity, myself, the world, my choices.

I was a very independent teenager.

The interesting thing about acting is using all your own stuff and having some kind of personal catharsis while you're working.

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.

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 by a story and care about the characters. That's always what I'm looking for.

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!' You know, a woman who feels like a human being. That means so much to me.

There's not much of a follow-your-dreams kind of vibe in New Zealand or my family.

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

I felt like the script [of "I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore"] was so clear. It was sort of packed full of information. [Macon Blair] puts in a lot of discussion in the script. Characters are introduced very thoughtfully. The way he described walking into particular environments was very specific.

I love festivals because I feel like I'm more of a movie fan than a person who's in the film industry.

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

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

Some scripts are pretty sparse.

I guess I've never really had a great desire to be a leading lady, or be seen as an ingenue.

I guess I have a strong constitution.

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.

New Zealanders can be a little hostile.

If I could be working every day, I would be.