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
thank-you grateful mean
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.
girl size kind
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.
perfect faces feels
I feel weird when I go to the movies and everybody's faces are perfect.
girl doe knows
I really like 'Girls.' I know everybody does, but I love 'Girls.
interesting acting stuff
The interesting thing about acting is using all your own stuff and having some kind of personal catharsis while you're working.
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.
would-be ifs if-i-could
If I could be working every day, I would be.
reading done gone
I've done a gazillion readings that have gone on to be movies that are made without me.
able
I've definitely had times in my life where I've been depressed and not able to do anything at all.
people auditions cry
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.
festivals fans film
I love festivals because I feel like I'm more of a movie fan than a person who's in the film industry.
criticism film reviews
I read every single review, because I love film criticism and I'm interested.
drama acting study
I was at university and I was studying modern drama and studying English, and I just was like, 'I don't wanna be in this place. I wanna be acting.