I am always early to work but sometimes late to other things.
ZOOEY DESCHANELI am always early to work but sometimes late to other things.
ZOOEY DESCHANELThere are so many cute vintage dresses made out of synthetics from the ’60s and ’70s – but they’re so itchy and hot. It’s not worth it!
ZOOEY DESCHANELThere’s something about guitars, they’re just so big, you know what I mean? You’re just like, ‘Ugh!’ It just seems so overwhelming. And the ukulele is, like, the opposite of overwhelming.
ZOOEY DESCHANELIt’s very much a piece of myself when I write a song. I don’t mean to say it’s very personal, like the lyrics mean something personal to me. When I write a song, that’s my taste in music – my taste in chord progressions and melodies.
ZOOEY DESCHANELI really like the collaboration of doing movies and television. But I like the sort of solitary work of doing music.
ZOOEY DESCHANELYou don’t have to wear expensive clothes to look good.
ZOOEY DESCHANELI don’t have control over what’s on screen, and that’s terrifying.
ZOOEY DESCHANELI think there’s a certain space people have decided I occupy – the funny-sidekick thing.
ZOOEY DESCHANELFor me, writing is 75 percent procrastinating and 25 percent actually sitting down and working.
ZOOEY DESCHANELI LOVE DOWNTOWN LA and I relish any opportunity to spend time there.
ZOOEY DESCHANELMy sister and I do to what we love to do and do what we want to do, so that sort of started us off having a sense of ‘Do this because you love it’ not ‘Do this because you want to be famous.’
ZOOEY DESCHANELMy mom told me when I get compliments to cover my ears.
ZOOEY DESCHANELI don’t like business talkers, you know, people who are constantly like, ‘Blah blah blah movies.’ I find it incredibly boring.
ZOOEY DESCHANELI listened to a lot of Joni Mitchell in high school. She was sort of an inspiration to me. I think she’s a great lyricist, and she makes interesting choices.
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.
ZOOEY DESCHANELSites like Funny or Die and College Humor are great, but I’d say it’s appealing to 80% men and 20% women.
ZOOEY DESCHANEL