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" I remember having this friend in school who said she didn't like the Beach Boys. And in that moment I knew we couldn't be friends anymore. "

Zooey Deschanel

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

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" I wasn't really the most charming person, socially - it took me a long time to develop my people skills - but the one place I was always comfortable was onstage, acting or singing. "

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" A lot of people work out to be skinny. That's so boring, and it seems like a depressing goal for a modern woman. "

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" Always the aim for me is making people feel like they are not alone. That's just the greatest feeling. "

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" If I'm going to be 'too' anything, 'too cute' is fine. I love puppies. So what? Who hates puppies? "

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" I know a lot of people that have had fake Twitters... actors and musicians that I know. It's sort of a problem. There are all these people that sign up thinking that they're getting somebody's real thoughts when it's just some guy. "

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

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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 can't go on Gawker. I actually think the writing is really funny, but there is a chance that somebody is undercutting me. "

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" I'm always trying to do stuff I haven't done before or challenge myself so I'm not resting on my laurels all of the time because if I just found my little niche and never left it, I'd be pretty boring, I think. "

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" No, I've been singing forever. I started out doing musicals. I think that was part of the reason why they gave me the part, because I sang. "

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" 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. "

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" I love singing Christmas carols. I know every harmony to every music-hall Christmas song. "

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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 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. "

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" There are so many cute vintage dresses made out of synthetics from the '60s and '70s - but they're so itchy and hot. It's not worth it! "

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" I did go through this period where girls would be mean and I had a lot of guy friends. But I've found as an adult the importance of having female and male friends. "

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