75 Zooey Deschanel Quotes for You to Enjoy

Zooey Deschanel

American Actress

Born: Jan 17, 1980

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Nothing could be as hard as middle school. Zooey Deschanel

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I put myself out there; it's part of my job, and I get it: people will attack me. At first I was thrown off, but now I have a pretty thick skin about it. Zooey Deschanel

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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. Zooey Deschanel

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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. Zooey Deschanel

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

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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. Zooey Deschanel

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

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Classic Christmas cookies are really time-consuming. Instead, make a bar you can bake in a pan and just cut up, like a brownie or a blondie or a shortbread, which still has that Christmas vibe. Zooey Deschanel

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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

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

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I get embarrassed a lot of times getting attention, but I like being onstage. Do you know what I mean? If I'm in a crowd of people and they're all looking at me, I will feel embarrassed. It's a strange dichotomy. Zooey Deschanel

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

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. Zooey Deschanel

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

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

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Girls get competitive, as though there's only one spot in the world for everything _ but that's not true. We need to stick together and see there's more to life than pleasing men. It's important not to cut yourself off from female friendships. I think sometimes girls get scared of other girls, but you need each other. Zooey Deschanel

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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

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