Melanie Lynskey
Melanie Lynskey
Melanie Jayne Lynskey is a New Zealand actress, known for playing Rose on Two and a Half Men, Michelle Pierson on Togetherness, and for roles in the films Heavenly Creatures, Up in the Air, and The Perks of Being a Wallflower...
NationalityNew Zealander
ProfessionTV Actress
Date of Birth16 May 1977
CityNew Plymouth, New Zealand
everybody goes happens personally stuff work
Everybody goes through challenges. There's stuff that happens personally that's challenging, stuff in work that's difficult, disappointments that happen.
fancy job seem vacation worth
To take a job just so I can go on a fancy vacation doesn't really seem worth it.
love people
Usually when I am in a movie that is about to come out, if people don't love it, that is fine - I can handle it.
people received scene
If a movie is received badly, and I'm in only one scene of it, I still feel responsible. I feel like it was my fault at all times. If people were like, 'This movie sucks!' I'd be like, 'Well, that's because I'm terrible.'
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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 in a few scenes instead. I'm very instinctive like that and I love the challenge of not having a lot of time to create someone who feels real.
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.' And, 'You're not beautiful,' and this and that.
believe build lead wrong
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 right way to build a career. I don't know what's wrong with me - I just don't think like that!
audition cover creative director feedback investing money people saying somewhat studio wants
I'll audition for something and then the feedback has been, 'The director wants you, the creative people want you, but the studio is saying no.' It's depressing, but I understand. People are investing a lot of money and they want somewhat of a guarantee; they want someone who's been on the cover of magazines.
areas awkward grey life likes nobody sad state stuff tension
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 don't know what's going to happen. There's a lot of tension in that, and a lot of stuff to play with - where it's uncomfortable and awkward and sad and scary.
chance familiar love movies parts people seen smaller suddenly super
I don't know, I love it when I see movies with people who are not super familiar to me or people who I've seen in smaller parts who are suddenly getting a chance to do something bigger. For me that's very exciting.
bigger cautious serve trying
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.
able
I've definitely had times in my life where I've been depressed and not able to do anything at all.
acting pressure different
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.
littles hostile
New Zealanders can be a little hostile.