I have a music career as well, so I was going to either be an actress or a musician. Then, I did… — Zooey Deschanel Copy Share Image
Being an actress can be a little like being a girl in the '50s: You're stuck waiting by the phone, hoping that… — Zooey Deschanel Copy Share Image
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… — Zooey Deschanel Copy Share Image
I love telling stories. I think of myself as a storyteller, and I don't feel bound by being just a singer or… — Zooey Deschanel Copy Share Image
Women I admired growing up - Debra Winger, Diane Keaton, Meryl Streep - were all beautiful and thin, but not too thin.… — Zooey Deschanel Copy Share Image
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… — Zooey Deschanel Copy Share Image
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… — Zooey Deschanel Copy Share
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… — Zooey Deschanel Copy Share
For those of us who try to keep remembering, Try to do our better than our best. Think of all the children in the… — Zooey Deschanel Copy Share
I think my knowledge of music theory is rooted in jazz theory, and a lot of the writers of standards - Rodgers and Hart,… — Zooey Deschanel Copy Share
You do not need to look or be anorexic to be successful in Hollywood. The range of what's acceptable is a lot larger than… — Zooey Deschanel Copy Share
I'm not really that interested in pandering to an audience of people that are going to judge me before they hear me. If they… — Zooey Deschanel Copy Share
There are a lot of actors who will sit here and talk to you about characters - 'He does this, and she's a really… — Zooey Deschanel Copy Share
I still have in me the same awareness when I was 12 and chubby and a girl was spitting in my face. I'm the… — Zooey Deschanel Copy Share
Well, my piano's really beautiful. I actually have two pianos. I have a Yamaha upright from the '60s that's blond, wood, and black, and… — Zooey Deschanel Copy Share
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.… — Zooey Deschanel Copy Share
Yeah, well, we were looking for something sort of anonymous. It suggests what it is, but I like that it's modest. I feel like… — Zooey Deschanel Copy Share
You go to something like the Golden Globes, and it's the most glamorous place you could ever be, but then you go home and… — Zooey Deschanel Copy Share
The red-carpet thing of premieres and parties is probably my least favourite part of my job. — Zooey Deschanel Copy Share
Being tender and open is beautiful. As a woman, I feel continually shhh’ed. Too sensitive. Too mushy. Too wishy washy. Blah blah. Don’t let… — Zooey Deschanel Copy Share
