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.
ZOOEY DESCHANELThere 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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People 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.
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For me, writing is 75 percent procrastinating and 25 percent actually sitting down and working.
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I will wear tights even if it’s 100 degrees outside. Tights are my safety blanket.
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My sister was always very motherly, babysitting and stuff.
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I like old movies, screwball comedies, vintage clothes, and basically I’m an old-fashioned gal.
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I think there’s a certain space people have decided I occupy – the funny-sidekick thing.
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That people equate being girlie with being nonthreatening … I mean, I can’t think of a more blatant example of playing into exactly the thing that we’re trying to fight against. I
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I don’t like plain nails. I get sad.
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Everyone needs a theme song! It should make you feel like a million dollars.
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I’ve always been really picky about roles and make a point of reminding myself that it’s not about the money – because, obviously, there’s a lot of money to be made in this business if you’re willing to do anything.
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I like playing sort-of-crazy people. There’s something really, really fun about that.
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I’m the worst at picking what movies are going to do well. I have no idea. I’m really surprised if a movie I like does well.
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The average person tells a few white lies.
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The internet’s like one big bathroom wall with a lot of people who anonymously can say really mean things. It’s fine, I believe in freedom of speech and I think people should think what they want, but I don’t care to hear it.
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I would say I know nothing about the music business, in a nice sort of way. I totally forgot I was in that music video. That’s so funny.
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