After her striking, unforgettable debut in Heavenly Creatures, Melanie Lynskey has crafted a career largely out of deftly inhabiting a wide variety of supporting roles, always with a quiet centeredness that suggest various rich inner landscapes. In the funny, resonant dramedy Hello I Must Be Going, however, she gets to step into the limelight. The opening night film at the Sundance Film Festival, actor-turned-director Todd Louiso’s movie centers on a recent divorcée, Amy, who seeks mental refuge in the suburban Connecticut home of her parents. There, contemplating the crossroads of thirtysomething life, she hooks up with a 19-year-old actor (Christopher Abbott). Recently, I chatted with the lovely Lynskey in person about her on-set playlists, Twitter, embracing uncomfortableness and why dating used to freak her out. The conversation is excerpted over at New York Magazine‘s Vulture, so click here for the read.