I finally figured out how to read origami directions. Zooey Deschanel More Quotes by Zooey Deschanel More Quotes From 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 and over again because that's, well, first of all that's no fun. Zooey Deschanel rolesdifferentfun 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 actorstryingpeople I did not have a date to the prom. I went to my junior prom alone, and my senior prom, I was doing my first movie. I went in a limousine with, like, a bunch of people to my junior prom. It was a group date. Zooey Deschanel seniorgroupspeople 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. Zooey Deschanel machinescostpeople I feel there are tone singers, and there are more vocal gymnastics singers. And I think that's amazing when people can do that, but I think there's room for the tone singers. And there aren't a lot of them. Zooey Deschanel gymnasticspeoplethinking I get embarrassed a lot of times getting attention, but I like being onstage. Do you know what I mean? If I'm in a crowd of people and they're all looking at me, I will feel embarrassed. It's a strange dichotomy. Zooey Deschanel attentionmeanpeople I am always early to work but sometimes late to other things. Zooey Deschanel latesometimes In making a record there are so fewer people involved - at least in our case. There were no more than three or four people in the studio at once. So I really feel like I can stand by everything on the record and say this is something that I personally endorse. Zooey Deschanel recordsthreepeople For some reason, people look at me and laugh. I don't know why. Zooey Deschanel laughingpeoplelooks I wanted to be a child actor so bad that every day I'd beg my parents if I could audition, but my mom said, 'Not until you can drive yourself to auditions.' Zooey Deschanel parentmomchildren Why don't we just sit and stare and do nothing? Nothing at all for a while I like the way you smile I could be your state and I could be your nation It doesn't get better than home, now does it? Zooey Deschanel get-betterdoehome Writing music is really personal, and it's a really exciting thing to participate in because represents the full creative process: It feels like something is coming from nothing. Zooey Deschanel creativeprocesswriting I LOVE DOWNTOWN LA and I relish any opportunity to spend time there. Zooey Deschanel downtownspend-timeopportunity Proving people wrong is probably my favorite thing to do. Zooey Deschanel favorites-thingsmy-favoritepeople I'm not going to say I'm a big girl. I'm a very small person, but I'm a healthy weight. That might be a little weird for Hollywood. Zooey Deschanel healthygirllittles It's strange because a lot of people are like, 'You can't change human nature-people are inherently negative.' I don't think that's true. If you expect the best from people, they'll step up. Zooey Deschanel peoplenegativethinking I played a lot of sarcastic, wisecracking characters for a long time, and people would think that was me. And it's very much not me, and then people would think I was being sarcastic when I wasn't: 'Oh, you're making fun of me right now.' And I wasn't! Zooey Deschanel sarcasticfuncharacter You don't have to wear expensive clothes to look good. Zooey Deschanel expensive-clothesclotheslooks 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 actress, and I'm fine with that. I'm proud of what I did in film. Zooey Deschanel proudstarspeople It's a lot harder to do an ensemble because your energy is going in so many different places, and you have to cover everybody. You have to sort of split your attention. Zooey Deschanel ensemblesplitsattention
