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.
ZOOEY DESCHANELIn 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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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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I think good actors tend to be really funny.
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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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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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I don’t like plain nails. I get sad.
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The first job I ever had was singing in a jazz club when I was like 15 with my friend, and we earned like 70 bucks. We were like, ‘Oh my God!’
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In making a record there are so fewer people involved – at least in our case. There were no more than three or four people in the studio at once. So I really feel like I can stand by everything on the record and say this is something that I personally endorse.
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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’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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My biggest complaint with tights is that they do not accommodate skinny-ankled people like myself.
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I think comedy’s just about being interested in comedy and what makes people laugh and experimenting.
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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 still have in me the same awareness when I was 12 and chubby and a girl was spitting in my face. I’m the same person.
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I can’t go on Gawker. I actually think the writing is really funny, but there is a chance that somebody is undercutting me.
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I love having a lot of content. I prefer to have constant stimulation.
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