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I think there's so many little specific things in the script [of I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore]. And the script was also structured so beautifully that I didn't want to mess with it.
Melanie Lynskey
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Melanie Lynskey
Age: 47
Born: 1977
Born: May 16
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Melanie Jayne Lynskey
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I read every single review, because I love film criticism and I'm interested.
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Some scripts are pretty sparse.
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I've done a gazillion readings that have gone on to be movies that are made without me.
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