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I’ve always straddled a weird line – there’s a lot of mainstream stuff that I love. At the same, I still feel like an outsider. I’m the outsider who’s on the inside.

Zooey Deschanel

I like playing sort-of-crazy people. There’s something really, really fun about that.
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Crazy Fun People
There are a lot of actresses who are unhealthy-skinny – much, much too skinny. You can’t Pilates to that.
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Actresses Lot More Much Skinny
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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Fun Layers Much Too
One thing I love about Christmas music is that it has a tradition of warmth.
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Christmas Holiday Love Things
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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Ideas Kind Stars
I LOVE DOWNTOWN LA and I relish any opportunity to spend time there.
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Downtown Opportunity Spend Time
Nothing could be as hard as middle school.
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Middle Nothing School
I don’t like business talkers, you know, people who are constantly like, ‘Blah blah blah movies.’ I find it incredibly boring.
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Blah Boring People
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
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.
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Clever Simple Song
The red-carpet thing of premieres and parties is probably my least favourite part of my job.
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Jobs Party Red
Well I know that you worry a lot about Things you cant control There are so many things wed like to have But we just cannot hold You’ve got to be kind to yourself You’ve got to be kind to yourself
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Be Kind Wells Worry
When I was a little bit younger The strain I was under could make me cry. Now I’m a little bit older, A little bit bolder, Never so shy
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Cry Littles Older Shy Strain
We all know guys who’ve had their hearts broken in real life; we just don’t usually see it in the movies.
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Broken Heart Real
I just feel like growing up in Los Angeles, you learn, ‘Well you’re never gonna be the prettiest girl in the room, so just don’t even try.’ I mean, I care about being pretty, but it’s not my most valued thing.
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Girl Growing Mean Up
I think my own personal style always ends up seeping into characters that I play. I’ve always had a very distinct idea of fashion for myself, and what a character should wear.
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Character Fashion Thinking

I’ve always straddled a weird line – there’s a lot of mainstream stuff that I love. At the same, I still feel like an outsider. I’m the outsider who’s on the inside.

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I’ve always straddled a weird line – there’s a lot of mainstream stuff that I love. At the same, I still feel like an outsider. I’m the outsider who’s on the inside.

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