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Yeah, well, we were looking for something sort of anonymous. It suggests what it is, but I like that it’s modest.

Zooey Deschanel

It’s nice that there are movies and songs about romance – it’s what motivates us as human beings. I’m all for being brainwashed by rom-coms.
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Nice Romance Song
But I also feel like it’s the right of the people hearing them to have their own interpretations of what these songs mean. Sometimes people will see things that I don’t see.
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Interactions People Sometimes
I think good actors tend to be really funny.
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Actors Funny Good Thinking
I 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.
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Appreciation People Thinking
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.
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Bad Good Independent Jobs
I like playing sort-of-crazy people. There’s something really, really fun about that.
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Crazy Fun People
I’m not playing a comedy. I want to be playing the truth of the moment, and then have the comedy come out.
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Comedy Moment Want
Girls get competitive, as though there’s only one spot in the world for everything _ but that’s not true. We need to stick together and see there’s more to life than pleasing men. It’s important not to cut yourself off from female friendships. I think sometimes girls get scared of other girls, but you need each other.
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Cutting Girl Men
The red-carpet thing of premieres and parties is probably my least favourite part of my job.
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Jobs Party Red
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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Ideas Picking Worst
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.
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Creative Mean People
There’s a vegan and gluten-free bakery called BabyCakes that I love. They’ve got shops in New York and Los Angeles. Their stuff is amazing.
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Country Gluten Stuff
I am always early to work but sometimes late to other things.
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Late Other Sometimes Things
I finally figured out how to read origami directions.
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Figured Origami Out
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
If I could give my teenaged self any advice, it would be ‘Calm down!’
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Advice Giving Self

Yeah, well, we were looking for something sort of anonymous. It suggests what it is, but I like that it’s modest.

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Yeah, well, we were looking for something sort of anonymous. It suggests what it is, but I like that it’s modest.

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