Talk Show with Harper Simon
Episode 61
Melanie Lynskey on the Duplass Brothers, Gay Cinema & Transitioning from Film to TV
TOGETHERNESS and HEAVENLY CREATURES star Melanie Lynskey details her road to Hollywood from co-starring with Kate Winslet to taking a job as a waitress at a truck stop in New Zealand. Lynskey also discusses working with the Duplass Brothers, the difficulties of dating with Misophonia and her friendship with Clea Duvall and Natasha Lyonne. Lynskey also shares her favorite writers and actors in this episode of Talk Show with Harper Simon.
Episode Breakdown
00:01 Welcoming Melanie Lynskey to Talk Show.
01:19 The Duplass brothers and Amanda Peet.
03:16 HEAVENLY CREATURES, Peter Jackson & Kate Winslet.
05:21 Life in New Zealand & sandwiches for truckers.
07:41 BUT I’M A CHEERLEADER and gay cinema.
09:35 Misophonia & prescription drugs.
12:20 Catherine O’hara & Jean Arthur.
12:56 Dating.
13:57 THE INFORMANT and comedic performances.
17:00 Favorite writers.
17:57 Spiritual practice, politics and Donald Trump.
22:46 Pot & The Beatles.
24:15 Thank you and goodbye.
Guest Bio
Melanie Jayne Lynskey is a New Zealand actress, who currently co-stars as Michelle Pierson on the HBO comedy series Togetherness, a show created by Jay Duplass,Mark Duplass, and Steve Zissis. Lynskey is also known for playing Rose on Two and a Half Men. Her film roles include Heavenly Creatures (1994), But I’m a Cheerleader (1999), Up in the Air (2009), and The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012).
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