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> [When I was 13, I wasn't the coolest kid in my class, and that inner dork is a wonderful thing to have.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zooey-deschanel/when-i-was-13-i-wasn-t-the-coolest-kid-in-my-class-and-that-inner/)

[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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