Zooey Deschanel

My sister was always very motherly, babysitting and stuff.

— Zooey Deschanel

One thing I love about Christmas music is that it has a tradition of warmth.

— Zooey Deschanel

It's never too late for a coffee. After all it's morning somewhere in the world.

— Zooey Deschanel

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

— Zooey Deschanel

I grew up believing my sister was from the planet Neptune and had been sent down to Earth to kill me.

— Zooey Deschanel

I am always early to work but sometimes late to other things.

— Zooey Deschanel

I try to be authentic - but at the same time I don't really want people prying into my personal life.

— Zooey Deschanel

I like old movies, screwball comedies, vintage clothes, and basically I'm an old-fashioned gal.

— Zooey Deschanel

It's nice that there are movies and songs about romance - it's what motivates us as human beings. I'm all for being…

— Zooey Deschanel

I did go through this period where girls would be mean and I had a lot of guy friends. But I've found…

— Zooey Deschanel

I've never pursued a role. I always hear stories about actors going after parts and I'm, like, 'How do they do that?'…

— Zooey Deschanel

I wanted to be a child actor so bad that every day I'd beg my parents if I could audition, but my…

— Zooey Deschanel

If people just want to be famous, that's just not enough to get you up at 4 in the morning to go…

— Zooey Deschanel

I'm not playing a comedy. I want to be playing the truth of the moment, and then have the comedy come out.

— Zooey Deschanel

Why don't we just sit and stare and do nothing? Nothing at all for a while I like the way you smile…

— Zooey Deschanel

I always choose roles that are, you know, hopefully different from the last role. I don't wanna do the same thing over…

— Zooey Deschanel

I know a lot of people that have had fake Twitters... actors and musicians that I know. It's sort of a problem.…

— Zooey Deschanel

I already have the weird experience of having a name for myself personally that's connected to someone that's in the public eye.…

— Zooey Deschanel

I’m just being myself. There is not an ounce of me that believes any of that crap that they say. We can’t…

— Zooey Deschanel

Well, my piano's really beautiful. I actually have two pianos. I have a Yamaha upright from the '60s that's blond, wood, and…

— Zooey Deschanel

There are a lot of actors who will sit here and talk to you about characters - 'He does this, and she's…

— Zooey Deschanel

That's one of the most exciting things for me about listening to records: It's a moment in time, and the less it's…

— Zooey Deschanel

I'm more of a classic thriller/Hitchcock kind of gal myself. I don't watch a lot of new horror films, but I like…

— Zooey Deschanel

I always have loved music, ever since I was really little. I just loved to sing. I can't really explain it, except…

— Zooey Deschanel

You don't have to wear expensive clothes to look good.

— Zooey Deschanel

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

— Zooey Deschanel

When I was 13, I wasn't the coolest kid in my class, and that inner dork is a wonderful thing to have.

— Zooey Deschanel

Summer has always been my favorite season. I feel happier.

— Zooey Deschanel

I just sort of follow my bliss, so to speak, and then I see where that takes me.

— Zooey Deschanel

Blossoming and unfolding are basically the same thing, but blossoming is more romantic.

— Zooey Deschanel

It's not about women acting like man, it's about women acting like woman and being sucsessful

— Zooey Deschanel

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

— Zooey Deschanel

I was never no, never no, never enough, But I can try, I can try to toughen up.

— Zooey Deschanel

Love is just a piece of time in the world in the world And I couldn't help but fall in love again

— Zooey Deschanel

I have had brown hair and bangs since I was 2. One year I dyed it blonde, which felt so weird.

— Zooey Deschanel

I don't think there are that many awesome roles out there, whether we're talking about movies or TV.

— Zooey Deschanel

I feel like songwriting is an experiment in empathy.

— Zooey Deschanel

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

— Zooey Deschanel

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

— Zooey Deschanel

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

— Zooey Deschanel