black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

I’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 Deschanel

I 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 DESCHANEL

Play Real Thinking
I like old movies, screwball comedies, vintage clothes, and basically I’m an old-fashioned gal.
ZOOEY DESCHANEL

Clothes Comedy Vintage
Making movies, you’re like an independent contractor – you come in, you have a specific job, and a lot of what you do is completely manipulated, which is good and bad.
ZOOEY DESCHANEL

Bad Good Independent Jobs
Every show is unique; some shows have the master plan and have everything figured out and that’s just the way they do things. It’s like high school. Some people write their papers the second they get their assignments, and some people write it the day after it’s due.
ZOOEY DESCHANEL

Everything School Second Unique Writing
There are a lot of actresses who are unhealthy-skinny – much, much too skinny. You can’t Pilates to that.
ZOOEY DESCHANEL

Actresses Lot More Much Skinny
I like being feminine. I think it’s good to be feminine. We don’t need to look like men or dress like men or talk like men to be powerful. We can be powerful in our own way, our own feminine way.
ZOOEY DESCHANEL

Feminine Good Men Powerful Way
I feel like making music because – and this has much to do with the way I was able to make this record – there’s more of myself in it.
ZOOEY DESCHANEL

Able Records Way
I tend to like simple music. And clever, succinct lyrics. Songs that don’t try to be more than they need to to be effective, to stir up something emotionally within you.
ZOOEY DESCHANEL

Clever Simple Song
I’ve been watching a lot of Joni Mitchell YouTube clips and I can’t believe her transformation from this folk singer in Canada.
ZOOEY DESCHANEL

Believe Canada Singers
I think my knowledge of music theory is rooted in jazz theory, and a lot of the writers of standards – Rodgers and Hart, and Gershwin.
ZOOEY DESCHANEL

Hart Jazz Thinking
I’ve always had a really great time being in movies and writing music when I get home. The more creative I am, the more it feeds into other creative aspects of my life.
ZOOEY DESCHANEL

Creative Home Writing
The average person tells a few white lies.
ZOOEY DESCHANEL

Average Lying White
I think comedy’s just about being interested in comedy and what makes people laugh and experimenting.
ZOOEY DESCHANEL

Laughing People Thinking
I 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 DESCHANEL

Inspiration School Thinking
I finally figured out how to read origami directions.
ZOOEY DESCHANEL

Figured Origami Out
My mom told me when I get compliments to cover my ears.
ZOOEY DESCHANEL

Compliment Ears Mom

I’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.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

I’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.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

More Zooey Deschanel Quotes