Proving people wrong is probably my favorite thing to do.
ZOOEY DESCHANELProving people wrong is probably my favorite thing to do.
ZOOEY DESCHANELI’ve had experiences where I wasn’t allowed to change words around at all because you have to say everything, exactly as written on the page.
ZOOEY DESCHANELFor those of you who thought you’d be forgotten, The friends you’ve made will try their best, to make it so. Think of all the beauty that you left behind you. You can take it if you want it, and then let it go…
ZOOEY DESCHANELI like old movies, screwball comedies, vintage clothes, and basically I’m an old-fashioned gal.
ZOOEY DESCHANELI think the best comedic actors don’t play it for comedy, they play it for reality. Then you find it funny because it’s real. Playing the genre is the worst thing you can do – it’s embarrassing.
ZOOEY DESCHANELI don’t know how to explain how, probably to my detriment, unselfpromoting I am. I used to have a cabaret act and I didn’t even like to tell me people about that. I really hate selling myself.
ZOOEY DESCHANELPeople sometimes say, ‘Oh, you were a movie star,’ and I’m like, ‘No, I was a supporting actress.’ I wasn’t an A-list actress, and I’m fine with that. I’m proud of what I did in film.
ZOOEY DESCHANELI don’t think I’m very much like anyone else, really. I’m sure there are aspects of other actors that I share, but I don’t see anybody else and go, “Damn, they stole my thing.” I’m me, and I like that there are people who have an appreciation for that.
ZOOEY DESCHANELI have trouble actually describing myself because I’m always suspicious of people who start describing themselves. I’m like, “OK, why are you trying to tell me what you are?”
ZOOEY DESCHANELI still have in me the same awareness when I was 12 and chubby and a girl was spitting in my face. I’m the same person.
ZOOEY DESCHANELI don’t like to plan harmonies too much, because there’s something fun that happens when you just sing a pass, then sing another pass, and layer them on top of each other.
ZOOEY DESCHANELThat’s one of the most exciting things for me about listening to records: It’s a moment in time, and the less it’s messed with the more powerful it is. I wanted at least one song on the record to be just completely about the moment.
ZOOEY DESCHANELI have a music career as well, so I was going to either be an actress or a musician. Then, I did both. But, I was always going to do something creative.
ZOOEY DESCHANELI just feel like growing up in Los Angeles, you learn, ‘Well you’re never gonna be the prettiest girl in the room, so just don’t even try.’ I mean, I care about being pretty, but it’s not my most valued thing.
ZOOEY DESCHANELI am always early to work but sometimes late to other things.
ZOOEY DESCHANELI appreciate a songwriter like Morrissey with so much restraint.
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