Home
Authors
Tags
App
Get QuoteDark Inspirational Quotes App
" Everyone romanticizes somebody. "
Zooey Deschanel
Somebody
Everyone
Related Quotes:
" Humor is a part of spirituality. "
Zooey Deschanel
Spirituality
Humor
Part
" I like having a schedule. I tend to be the type of person that thrives on something being regular. "
Zooey Deschanel
Person
Like
Being
" For some reason, people look at me and laugh. I don't know why. "
Zooey Deschanel
Laugh
Reason
People
" Anyone who knows me knows that I am really into hair. I'm a real girly girl and love doing my hair and experimenting with different styles. "
Zooey Deschanel
Girl
Hair
Love
" 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. "
Zooey Deschanel
Thinking
Weakness
Women
" It's very much a piece of myself when I write a song. I don't mean to say it's very personal, like the lyrics mean something personal to me. When I write a song, that's my taste in music - my taste in chord progressions and melodies. "
Zooey Deschanel
Music
Personal
Myself
" I'm a very positive person. I get excited easily, and I like to jump around. "
Zooey Deschanel
Excited
Positive
Person
" If you can make a character likable that's not very nice, that's the challenge of the job. "
Zooey Deschanel
Nice
You
Character
" I love to cook. But I have some food allergies, so I have to contend with those. "
Zooey Deschanel
Love
Food
Cook
" The moment you sense someone is making something because they think people are gonna buy it or like it, it's just so phony! The public has a nose for phony like nobody else. "
Zooey Deschanel
Moment
Nobody
People
" In a lot of movies, you'll see people on crazy dates, and you're like, 'No one would ever do that!' "
Zooey Deschanel
Crazy
You
See
" If I'm going to be 'too' anything, 'too cute' is fine. I love puppies. So what? Who hates puppies? "
Zooey Deschanel
Anything
Cute
Who
" I think my own personal style always ends up seeping into characters that I play. I've always had a very distinct idea of fashion for myself, and what a character should wear. "
Zooey Deschanel
Character
Fashion
Myself
" I have had brown hair and bangs since I was 2. One year I dyed it blonde, which felt so weird. "
Zooey Deschanel
Brown
Hair
Bangs
" 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. "
Zooey Deschanel
Star
Say
Proud
" 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. "
Zooey Deschanel
Wrong
People
Great
" I think the best comedies came out during the Depression. Personally. "
Zooey Deschanel
Depression
I Think
Best
" We all know guys who've had their hearts broken in real life; we just don't usually see it in the movies. "
Zooey Deschanel
Know
Life
Real Life
" I like old movies, screwball comedies, vintage clothes, and basically I'm an old-fashioned gal. "
Zooey Deschanel
Vintage
Clothes
Gal
" I think making a movie or a record, the best things happen by accident - and those end up being the magic. Every time I've followed my gut it's been better than when I've tried to do what I was supposed to do. "
Zooey Deschanel
End
Better
Time
" 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. "
Zooey Deschanel
Better
Personality
Me
" 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. "
Zooey Deschanel
Best
Reality
Funny
" 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. "
Zooey Deschanel
Always
Say
People
" 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. "
Zooey Deschanel
Music
Think
True
" I'm a person who has a lot of energy. So, yes, I don't really stop to rest or de-stress. I just keep going. I figure that if you don't stop, then you'll never notice how tired you are. "
Zooey Deschanel
Energy
Keep Going
Rest
" My nursery school did a production of 'The Three Little Pigs.' I played the third pig. When the wolf knocked on my door, I refused to get up and answer it because, to me, he was knocking the wrong way. I just lay there, snoring away on stage, fully immersed in my character. My dad turned to my mom and said: 'Dustin Hoffman.' "
Zooey Deschanel
School
Character
Wolf
" From my perspective, probably women are won over by people who are sweet and respectful and courteous and kind and funny. I think those are the things that win women over. "
Zooey Deschanel
Funny
Women
Think
" I always choose roles that are, you know, hopefully different from the last role. I don't wanna do the same thing over and over again because that's, well, first of all that's no fun. "
Zooey Deschanel
Last
Always
Know
" I wanted to be a child actor so bad that every day I'd beg my parents if I could audition, but my mom said, 'Not until you can drive yourself to auditions.' "
Zooey Deschanel
Parents
Mom
Day
" 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.' "
Zooey Deschanel
Experience
College
Cool