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" Everyone needs a theme song! It should make you feel like a million dollars. "

Zooey Deschanel

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" Oh my God, there are so many songs I wish I had written. 'Waters of March,' I wish I had written 'My Baby Just Cares for Me,' I wish I had written 'This Will Be Our Year,' I mean, there's millions of them. 'Wouldn't It Be Nice?' "

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

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" 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. "

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" I went to Northwestern because I had gone to a really nontraditional high school. I was like, 'It'd be cool to have a traditional college experience.' Then I was like, 'Oh, but none of these people understand what's cool about me. My specialness is not appreciated in this place.' "

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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!' "

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" For me, writing is 75 percent procrastinating and 25 percent actually sitting down and working. "

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" I think I'm a fun flatmate. I'm always cheerful. I go on tour with my band so it's 12 people on one bus and I feel like I'm the one who's happy in the morning. I'm not a chaotic person, but I might slack off on doing the dishes from time to time. "

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" Women I admired growing up - Debra Winger, Diane Keaton, Meryl Streep - were all beautiful and thin, but not too thin. There are a lot of actresses who are unhealthy-skinny - much, much too skinny. You can't Pilates to that. "

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" I just feel like growing up in Los Angeles, you learn, 'Well you're never gonna be the prettiest girl in the room, so just don't even try.' I mean, I care about being pretty, but it's not my most valued thing. "

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" I love downtown L.A .and I relish any opportunity to spend time there. "

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" I have had brown hair and bangs since I was 2. One year I dyed it blonde, which felt so weird. "

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" When I exercise, I like to take lots of different classes because I want to really apply myself and feel like I'm learning a new skill. Not that I ever want to have to demonstrate any of those skills! "

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" I can't even remember the first time I started singing. "

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