I always like [while filming] to have a sense of what led this person to this point.
Melanie LynskeyI used to write stories and poetry, but for some reason I have it in my head that if I'm going to write, I have to write a script.
Melanie LynskeyI feel so lucky to have done so many things that I love in the past few years so I'm just going to keep trying to do them.
Melanie LynskeyFor 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.
Melanie LynskeyI 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?"
Melanie Lynskey