I’ve always been a late bloomer with a lot of things, just in general, so I think this was something that needed to come to fruition in this particular way.
ZOOEY DESCHANELI’d be more likely to go for somebody who is like me. Well, I like creative people, so whatever that means… Yeah, authentic and creative.
More Zooey Deschanel Quotes
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I think there’s a certain space people have decided I occupy – the funny-sidekick thing.
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When I was 13, I wasn’t the coolest kid in my class, and that inner dork is a wonderful thing to have.
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I’m into sincerity in music and sincerity in art. If it doesn’t feel true, I don’t want to do it. Things that are too dramatic scare me. I think that’s why I don’t always fit into the world of performing arts.
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I always wanted to be normal. I tried really hard, but it’s like I try so hard and then people still say I’m offbeat. I’ve learnt to accept that and take advantage of it as an actor.
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Girls get competitive, as though there’s only one spot in the world for everything _ but that’s not true. We need to stick together and see there’s more to life than pleasing men. It’s important not to cut yourself off from female friendships. I think sometimes girls get scared of other girls, but you need each other.
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My biggest complaint with tights is that they do not accommodate skinny-ankled people like myself.
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Nothing could be as hard as middle school.
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There are a lot of actors who will sit here and talk to you about characters – ‘He does this, and she’s a really interesting character because she does this.’ I’m not like that at all. I’m not an actory actor.
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I will wear tights even if it’s 100 degrees outside. Tights are my safety blanket.
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For me, writing is 75 percent procrastinating and 25 percent actually sitting down and working.
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I like a lot of old films, I like a lot old music, and a lot of it has to do with the fact that I like the idea of knowing what happens before, so that I can understand it.
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I don’t know why femininity should be associated with weakness. Women should be free to express who they are without thinking, ‘I need to act like a man, or I need to tone it down to be successful.’ That’s a very good way to keep women down.
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My mom told me when I get compliments to cover my ears.
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Yeah, well, we were looking for something sort of anonymous. It suggests what it is, but I like that it’s modest.
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I love singing Christmas carols. I know every harmony to every music-hall Christmas song.
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