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.
ZOOEY DESCHANELI’ve been writing music since I was about eight. I would write sporadically. I wrote a lot of music in high school. I guess the oldest song on the record (“I Thought I Saw Your Face”) is about eight years old.
More Zooey Deschanel Quotes
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I’m a big fan of the ’80s fantasy genre that I grew up watching, movies like “Krull” and “Clash of the Titans” and “Time Bandits” and all that stuff.
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One thing I love about Christmas music is that it has a tradition of warmth.
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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 LOVE DOWNTOWN LA and I relish any opportunity to spend time there.
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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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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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I finally figured out how to read origami directions.
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I was never no, never no, never enough, But I can try, I can try to toughen up.
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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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Know what suits you. Now I understand proportion and recognise the shapes that look good on my figure.
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Everyone needs a theme song! It should make you feel like a million dollars.
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I think I’d say that my whole body of work is a reflection of who I am, but not any one specific thing.
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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 hate camping, but I love summer camp.
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People sometimes say, ‘Oh, you were a movie star,’ and I’m like, ‘No, I was a supporting actress.’ I wasn’t an A-list actress, and I’m fine with that. I’m proud of what I did in film.
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