Zooey Deschanel Quotes

I think I'd say that my whole body of work is a reflection of who I am, but not any one specific thing.

I think comedy's just about being interested in comedy and what makes people laugh and experimenting.

One of the privileges of doing television is the ability to evaluate my own performance and try to improve upon it.

There's nothing like having a great friends when you see them, you get that joy - that you can't really compare it with anything else.

I think the best comedies came out during the Depression. Personally.

I was doing about five movies a year for many years. I was just so tired. I walked around feeling like a Mack truck hit me.

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

'Pastoralia' by George Saunders is one of my favorite novels.

Know what suits you. Now I understand proportion and recognise the shapes that look good on my figure.

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

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.

We all know guys who've had their hearts broken in real life; we just don't usually see it in the movies.

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.

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.

If 'New Girl' had been a movie, I don't know whether I would have been given the opportunity to do it.

Take it back Oh, take it back I don't want your lovin', anymore Let me live Oh, let me live It's not you who I sing for

The first album I bought with my own money was 'A Hard Day's Night.'

When you have endless time, you take all day to go to the grocery store. But, if you have to be at work for 14 hours a day, you manage your time better. I know I do.

There's thieves among us Painting the walls All kinds of lies , and lies I never told it all

I want to be a freaking feminist and wear a freaking Peter Pan collar. So freaking what?

Why don't we just sit and stare and do nothing? Nothing at all for a while I like the way you smile I could be your state and I could be your nation It doesn't get better than home, now does it?

California is a great big nation of one They never knew what they wanted 'til it was already gone

I'm not going to say I'm a big girl. I'm a very small person, but I'm a healthy weight. That might be a little weird for Hollywood.

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

To be a gluten-free vegan is, like, the most difficult thing you can possibly be.

Change is hard, I should know. I should know.

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!'

My mom told me when I get compliments to cover my ears.

The red-carpet thing of premieres and parties is probably my least favourite part of my job.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Being an actress can be a little like being a girl in the '50s: You're stuck waiting by the phone, hoping that the boy you like will call.

Love is individual to each person and I don’t think you can define it before experiencing it because it isn’t going to be the same for everybody.

Secretly, I think everyone who makes fun of California really does want to be in California.

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

Especially in comedies, I think a lot of time the female characters are there to provide a balance for guys.

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

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.

If you can make a character likable that's not very nice, that's the challenge of the job.

I like playing sort-of-crazy people. There's something really, really fun about that.

I never have time to have a dinner. I have to eat while I'm memorizing lines. The only way to maintain energy is to eat all day long. I must eat all day long.

I don't know how to explain how, probably to my detriment, unselfpromoting I am. I used to have a cabaret act and I didn't even like to tell me people about that. I really hate selling myself.

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

I've personally never wanted to be 'the babe', and refuse to let vanity get in the way of my acting because I don't see my job as being a beautiful person.

Making movies, you're like an independent contractor - you come in, you have a specific job, and a lot of what you do is completely manipulated, which is good and bad.

I think that if you haven't been to the grocery store in a really long time, it's really easy to get very out of touch.

Proving people wrong is probably my favorite thing to do.