Zooey Deschanel Quotes

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Zooey Deschanel

Profession : Actress

Birth : January 17, 1980

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

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I think it's better to have your personal life and your work life separate. That way they don't corrupt each other, so to speak.

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I love to cook. But I have some food allergies, so I have to contend with those.

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I'm always doing something musically - when I'm working or when I'm off.

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I wish I got invited to more luaus. I really do!

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I think there's a certain space people have decided I occupy - the funny-sidekick thing.

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

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

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I sort of consider myself a comedic actress, not a comedienne. I think it's different. You know, I'm not a stand-up or anything, but playing into comedic situations is sort of where, I think, my strength lies.

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If I were to work with my mom, I probably would not want her to play my mom. That would get too real.

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I really like the collaboration of doing movies and television. But I like the sort of solitary work of doing music.

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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.

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I think that the mistakes that anyone can make going on dates is probably not being themselves because you can only trick people for so long.

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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've always straddled a weird line - there's a lot of mainstream stuff that I love. At the same, I still feel like an outsider. I'm the outsider who's on the inside.

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'It Girl' is supposed to be something that only lasts a certain amount of time. They keep calling me an 'It Girl,' and at this point it makes me laugh, because I've done that so many times: 'You're it;' 'You're not it.' What is 'it?'

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I have Pro Tools on my computer, and I make CDs all the time.

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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.

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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.

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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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