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In an ideal world no one would talk before 10am. People would just hug, because waking up is really hard.

Zooey Deschanel

I have been a harmony enthusiast since I was a child, singing in choir and with friends growing up. I always put a ton of harmonies on my demos.
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Children Growing Singing Up
I feel like I can’t fully understand what’s happening now until I really understand what’s happened before. But you do get sort of bogged down a little bit when you’re trying to study so many years’ worth of music. It can be a little bit overwhelming.
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Littles Trying Years
My 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.’
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Logos Sister Want
In a lot of movies, you’ll see people on crazy dates, and you’re like, ‘No one would ever do that!’
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Crazy Movies People
It can make you a little crazy when you are too connected to a product.
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Connected Crazy Littles
One of the things I love about doing things that are creative is that I feel like it’s my right as an artist not to be affected by the reactions of those people that are going to hear my songs.
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Artist People Song
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.
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Creative Home Writing
I’m not cynical about love at all. I’m very practical. I think love takes up a lot of time.
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Cynical Practicals Thinking
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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Actors People Trying
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.
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Feminine Good Men Powerful Way
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.
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Play Real Thinking
I’ve never pursued a role. I always hear stories about actors going after parts and I’m, like, ‘How do they do that?’ It seems so weird. It seems like a total myth or something.
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Actors Roles Stories
You don’t have to wear expensive clothes to look good.
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Clothes Expensive Clothes Looks
I appreciate a songwriter like Morrissey with so much restraint.
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Appreciate Restraint Songwriters
It’s really fun to say no sometimes. I just don’t want to discount how fun it is to say no and exercise your right to say no, and – as a girl – it’s important to know how to say no… and that no means no!
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Fun Girl Important Mean
My mom told me when I get compliments to cover my ears.
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Compliment Ears Mom

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