Romantic comedies are usually about when love works.
ZOOEY DESCHANELI 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.
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I will wear tights even if it’s 100 degrees outside. Tights are my safety blanket.
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I don’t think there are that many awesome roles out there, whether we’re talking about movies or TV.
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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.
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I 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.
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I think there’s a certain space people have decided I occupy – the funny-sidekick thing.
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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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I hate camping, but I love summer camp.
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The first album I bought with my own money was ‘A Hard Day’s Night.’
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That is so personal, and it’s my pet peeve when people press you on it. And it’s always women who get asked! Is anybody saying that to George Clooney?
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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.
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Sometimes Matt and I just do duets folk-style. Part of the fun of seeing a live show is having it be different from the way that you hear it in your bedroom or wherever you listen to music.
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To be a gluten-free vegan is, like, the most difficult thing you can possibly be.
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I don’t know why femininity should be associated with weakness. Women should be free to express who they are without thinking, ‘I need to act like a man, or I need to tone it down to be successful.’ That’s a very good way to keep women down.
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True love that lasts forever… yes, I do believe in it. My parents have been married for 40 years and my grandparents were married for 70 years. I come from a long line of true loves.
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I 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?”
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