I think there’s a certain space people have decided I occupy – the funny-sidekick thing.
ZOOEY DESCHANELFor me, writing is 75 percent procrastinating and 25 percent actually sitting down and working.
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It can make you a little crazy when you are too connected to a product.
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I like a lot of old films, I like a lot old music, and a lot of it has to do with the fact that I like the idea of knowing what happens before, so that I can understand it.
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If I could give my teenaged self any advice, it would be ‘Calm down!’
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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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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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Women I admired growing up – Debra Winger, Diane Keaton, Meryl Streep – were all beautiful and thin, but not too thin.
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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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I like old movies, screwball comedies, vintage clothes, and basically I’m an old-fashioned gal.
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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 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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I appreciate a songwriter like Morrissey with so much restraint.
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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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I think the best comedic actors don’t play it for comedy, they play it for reality. Then you find it funny because it’s real. Playing the genre is the worst thing you can do – it’s embarrassing.
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I 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’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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