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In a lot of movies, you’ll see people on crazy dates, and you’re like, ‘No one would ever do that!’

Zooey Deschanel

I’ve had experiences where I wasn’t allowed to change words around at all because you have to say everything, exactly as written on the page.
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Character Fun Pages
Proving people wrong is probably my favorite thing to do.
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Favorites Things People Prove Wrong
I feel there are tone singers, and there are more vocal gymnastics singers. And I think that’s amazing when people can do that, but I think there’s room for the tone singers. And there aren’t a lot of them.
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Gymnastics People Thinking
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
When I was 13, I wasn’t the coolest kid in my class, and that inner dork is a wonderful thing to have.
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Class Kids Wonderful
I think comedy’s just about being interested in comedy and what makes people laugh and experimenting.
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Laughing People Thinking
I’ve always been really picky about roles and make a point of reminding myself that it’s not about the money – because, obviously, there’s a lot of money to be made in this business if you’re willing to do anything.
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Made Picky Reminding Roles
I think making a movie or a record, the best things happen by accident – and those end up being the magic. Every time I’ve followed my gut it’s been better than when I’ve tried to do what I was supposed to do.
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Every Magic Records Thinking Time
Well, my piano’s really beautiful. I actually have two pianos. I have a Yamaha upright from the ’60s that’s blond, wood, and black, and I also have one from the ’20s from Chicago – not a well-known brand or anything.
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Beautiful Piano Two
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
I played a lot of sarcastic, wisecracking characters for a long time, and people would think that was me. And it’s very much not me, and then people would think I was being sarcastic when I wasn’t: ‘Oh, you’re making fun of me right now.’ And I wasn’t!
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Character Fun People Sarcastic Time
I like having a schedule. I tend to be the type of person that thrives on something being regular.
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Schedules Thrive Type
I like playing sort-of-crazy people. There’s something really, really fun about that.
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Crazy Fun People
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
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 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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People Trouble Trying

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