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" Do your eye shadow first, then your foundation. That way, you can clean up any mess without starting all over again. "

Zooey Deschanel

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" 'It Girl' is supposed to be something that only lasts a certain amount of time. They keep calling me an 'It Girl,' and at this point it makes me laugh, because I've done that so many times: 'You're it;' 'You're not it.' What is 'it?' "

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" I don't have control over what's on screen, and that's terrifying. "

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" Nothing could be as hard as middle school. "

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" Not that there is anything wrong with confessional songwriting, there are plenty of people that do that I admire. I think it is great, it just isn't how I do things. "

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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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" I think my knowledge of music theory is rooted in jazz theory, and a lot of the writers of standards - Rodgers and Hart, and Gershwin. "

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" What led me to be an actor is that I have a strange something in me that can drastically change the way I appear to the world. Growing up, I couldn't understand why people would always have different ideas of me - but because of that I became aware of how you can manipulate your own ability to change. And then I learned to make a career of it. "

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" I think that the mistakes that anyone can make going on dates is probably not being themselves because you can only trick people for so long. "

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" Every show is unique; some shows have the master plan and have everything figured out and that's just the way they do things. It's like high school. Some people write their papers the second they get their assignments, and some people write it the day after it's due. "

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" Summer has always been my favorite season. I feel happier. "

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" If I'm trying to please every craze fan, then I can't. Of course, we all want to please the fans. "

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" The Internet's like one big bathroom wall with a lot of people who anonymously can say really mean things. It's fine, I believe in freedom of speech and I think people should think what they want, but I don't care to hear it. "

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" I find sadness and strife to be so much more interesting with an upbeat melody. "

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" I appreciate a songwriter like Morrissey with so much restraint. "

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" My sister was always very motherly, babysitting and stuff. "

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" 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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" Growing up in Hollywood meant there were a lot of film stars' kids at my school - but no conspicuous wealth. It wasn't cool to show off that you had money. "

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" If I could give my teenaged self any advice, it would be 'Calm down!' "

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" I like having a schedule. I tend to be the type of person that thrives on something being regular. "

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" Romantic comedies are usually about when love works. "

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" 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. That's not fun for me. For me, part of being an actor is being able to contribute to a character's rhythms. If there's room to explore, you find a happy medium. "

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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 feel like songwriting is an experiment in empathy. "

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" Certain aspects of my personality are always going to come out on-screen. I guess that's just me - if they say I'm quirky, I'm quirky. It's better than being boring. "

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" I love having a lot of content. I prefer to have constant stimulation. "

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" 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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" I always wanted to be normal. I tried really hard, but it's like I try so hard and then people still say I'm offbeat. I've learnt to accept that and take advantage of it as an actor. "

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" You can't expect to make no effort. You still have to make the effort and be kind and understanding. "

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