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37 quotes by Melanie Lynskey

Melanie Jayne Lynskey (born 16 May 1977) is a New Zealand-born actress, known for playing Michelle Pierson on Togetherness, Rose on Two and a Half Men, and characters in the films Happy Christmas, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Hello I Must Be Going, Win Win, Up in the Air, The Informant!, Away We Go, Flags of Our Fathers, Shattered Glass, Sweet Home Alabama, Coyote Ugly, Ever After and Heavenly Creatures.
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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... →

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

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

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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... →

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

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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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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... →

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

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I'm not one of those people who can cry on cue. If I have to cry in an audition, I'm like, 'Okay, let me see what I can do.'

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New Zealanders can be a little hostile.

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Everybody goes through challenges. There's stuff that happens personally that's challenging, stuff in work that's difficult... →

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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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