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> [I think the best comedic actors don't play it for comedy, they play it for reality. Then you find it funny because it's real. Playing the genre is the worst thing you can do - it's embarrassing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zooey-deschanel/i-think-the-best-comedic-actors-don-t-play-it-for-comedy-they-play-it/)

[Zooey Deschanel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zooey-deschanel/)

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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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zooey-deschanel/i-sort-of-consider-myself-a-comedic-actress-not-a-comedienne-i-think/)

[Zooey Deschanel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zooey-deschanel/)

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## More by Zooey Deschanel

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zooey-deschanel/anyone-who-knows-me-knows-that-i-am-really-into-hair-i-m-a-real-girly/)

[Zooey Deschanel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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. There are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zooey-deschanel/i-know-a-lot-of-people-that-have-had-fake-twitters-actors-and/)

[Zooey Deschanel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zooey-deschanel/)

> [For those of us who try to keep remembering, Try to do our better than our best. Think of all the children in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zooey-deschanel/for-those-of-us-who-try-to-keep-remembering-try-to-do-our-better-than/)

[Zooey Deschanel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zooey-deschanel/)

> [I think my knowledge of music theory is rooted in jazz theory, and a lot of the writers of standards - Rodgers and Hart,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zooey-deschanel/i-think-my-knowledge-of-music-theory-is-rooted-in-jazz-theory-and-a/)

[Zooey Deschanel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zooey-deschanel/)

> [I finally figured out how to read origami directions.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zooey-deschanel/i-finally-figured-out-how-to-read-origami-directions/)

[Zooey Deschanel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zooey-deschanel/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zooey-deschanel/you-do-not-need-to-look-or-be-anorexic-to-be-successful-in-hollywood/)

[Zooey Deschanel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zooey-deschanel/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zooey-deschanel/i-m-not-really-that-interested-in-pandering-to-an-audience-of-people/)

[Zooey Deschanel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zooey-deschanel/)

> [There are a lot of actors who will sit here and talk to you about characters - 'He does this, and she's a really…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zooey-deschanel/there-are-a-lot-of-actors-who-will-sit-here-and-talk-to-you-about/)

[Zooey Deschanel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zooey-deschanel/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zooey-deschanel/i-still-have-in-me-the-same-awareness-when-i-was-12-and-chubby-and-a/)

[Zooey Deschanel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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 black, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zooey-deschanel/well-my-piano-s-really-beautiful-i-actually-have-two-pianos-i-have-a/)

[Zooey Deschanel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zooey-deschanel/)

> [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.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zooey-deschanel/i-always-wanted-to-be-normal-i-tried-really-hard-but-it-s-like-i-try/)

[Zooey Deschanel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zooey-deschanel/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zooey-deschanel/yeah-well-we-were-looking-for-something-sort-of-anonymous-it-suggests/)

[Zooey Deschanel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zooey-deschanel/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zooey-deschanel/you-go-to-something-like-the-golden-globes-and-it-s-the-most/)

[Zooey Deschanel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zooey-deschanel/)

> [The red-carpet thing of premieres and parties is probably my least favourite part of my job.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zooey-deschanel/the-red-carpet-thing-of-premieres-and-parties-is-probably-my-least/)

[Zooey Deschanel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zooey-deschanel/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zooey-deschanel/being-tender-and-open-is-beautiful-as-a-woman-i-feel-continually-shhh/)

[Zooey Deschanel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zooey-deschanel/)

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