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. I've learnt to accept that and take advantage of it as an actor. Zooey Deschanel More Quotes by Zooey Deschanel More Quotes From Zooey Deschanel If you're eight and you live in Los Angeles and everybody has toys and you go to a country that has a Marxist dictatorship and there are no toy stores and nobody speaks English and it's blazing hot every day and they only have fish, which you don't like, then you tend not to appreciate the cultural lessons you're learning. Zooey Deschanel speak-englisheightcountry I've never pursued a role. I always hear stories about actors going after parts and I'm, like, 'How do they do that?' It seems so weird. It seems like a total myth or something. Zooey Deschanel rolesactorsstories I've had experiences where I wasn't allowed to change words around at all because you have to say everything, exactly as written on the page. That's not fun for me. For me, part of being an actor is being able to contribute to a character's rhythms. If there's room to explore, you find a happy medium. Zooey Deschanel pagesfuncharacter I also feel like it's the right of the people hearing them to have their own interpretations of what these songs mean. Sometimes people will see things that I don't see. Zooey Deschanel songmeanpeople Especially in comedies, I think a lot of time the female characters are there to provide a balance for guys. Zooey Deschanel guycharacterthinking I've always been really picky about roles and make a point of reminding myself that it's not about the money - because, obviously, there's a lot of money to be made in this business if you're willing to do anything. Zooey Deschanel pickyrolesmade Everyone needs a theme song! It should make you feel like a million dollars. Zooey Deschanel dollarssongneeds I love telling stories. I think of myself as a storyteller, and I don't feel bound by being just a singer or an actress. First, I'm a storyteller, and history is stories - the most compelling stories. There is a lot you can find out about yourself through knowing about history. I have always been attracted to things that are old. I have just always found such things interesting and compelling. Zooey Deschanel knowinginterestingthinking I'm always trying to do stuff I haven't done before or challenge myself so I'm not resting on my laurels all of the time because if I just found my little niche and never left it, I'd be pretty boring, I think. Zooey Deschanel always-tryingchallengesthinking Everyone romanticizes somebody. Zooey Deschanel That people equate being girlie with being nonthreatening … I mean, I can't think of a more blatant example of playing into exactly the thing that we're trying to fight against. I can't be girlie? I think the fact that people are associating being girlie with weakness, that needs to be examined. I don't think that it undermines my power at all. Zooey Deschanel fightingmeanthinking I'm always interested in hearing how other people read and react to my songs. I hadn't thought of it in just that way. One of the things I love about doing things that are creative is that I feel like it's my right as an artist not to be affected by the reactions of those people that are going to hear my songs. But I also feel like it's the right of the people hearing them to have their own interpretations of what these songs mean. Sometimes people will see things that I don't see. Zooey Deschanel artistsongmean I wasn't really the most charming person, socially - it took me a long time to develop my people skills - but the one place I was always comfortable was onstage, acting or singing. Zooey Deschanel skillslongpeople I have Pro Tools on my computer, and I make CDs all the time. Zooey Deschanel cdscomputertools I think there's a certain space people have decided I occupy - the funny-sidekick thing. Zooey Deschanel spacepeoplethinking In making a movie, you're part of a big machine. Even in a small movie there are still so many people involved in the process, and it costs so much money to make. There is so much more invested in it for a lot of different people, so much money is sunk into it that they usually want some guarantee or promise that it's going to be able to do something on a financial level. There's just a lot more messing with you in film. I love movies and I love to watch movies and being a part of the whole film experience. Zooey Deschanel differentpeoplepromise I was doing about five movies a year for many years. I was just so tired. I walked around feeling like a Mack truck hit me. Zooey Deschanel tiredfeelingsyears I will wear tights even if it's 100 degrees outside. Tights are my safety blanket. Zooey Deschanel tightsdegreessafety I wish I got invited to more luaus. I really do! Zooey Deschanel invitedwish I don't thrive in a word-perfect environment. Zooey Deschanel thriveenvironmentperfect
