Proving people wrong is probably my favorite thing to do. Zooey Deschanel More Quotes by Zooey Deschanel More Quotes From 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 neptuneearthbelieve 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. Zooey Deschanel realplaythinking I need a coffee to go with my coffee. Zooey Deschanel espressocoffeeneeds I think my knowledge of music theory is rooted in jazz theory, and a lot of the writers of standards - Rodgers and Hart, and Gershwin. Zooey Deschanel hartjazzthinking I love to cook. But I have some food allergies, so I have to contend with those. Zooey Deschanel allergiescooks I don't like plain nails. I get sad. Zooey Deschanel nailsbeauty I like having a schedule. I tend to be the type of person that thrives on something being regular. Zooey Deschanel thrivetypeschedules I want to be where your heart is home I want to see you with the light in the morning There's never been such a beautiful warning to me, to me Zooey Deschanel homemorningbeautiful Nothing could be as hard as middle school. Zooey Deschanel middle-schoolmiddleschool I think that if you're serving yourself before you're serving a story then that's where you end up being not funny. It's not about being funny, it's about telling a story and then the comedy comes out of the situation, I think. Zooey Deschanel comedystoriesthinking It's an addiction. I love clothes. I like to go down Melrose and look in all the windows and I go to different flea markets. I have lots of costumes. You never know when you're going to have to dress up like a milkmaid from the 1600s. Zooey Deschanel clothesaddictiondresses Certain aspects of my personality are always going to come out on-screen. I guess that's just me - if they say I'm quirky, I'm quirky. It's better than being boring. Zooey Deschanel quirkyboringpersonality I think it's better to have your personal life and your work life separate. That way they don't corrupt each other, so to speak. Zooey Deschanel speakwaythinking I'm a big fan of the '80s fantasy genre that I grew up watching, movies like "Krull" and "Clash of the Titans" and "Time Bandits" and all that stuff. Zooey Deschanel fantasyfansstuff Oh, me? I'm not 80% water. I'm 80% coffee, and a little bit of sass. Zooey Deschanel sasscoffeewater I have trouble actually describing myself because I'm always suspicious of people who start describing themselves. I'm like, "OK, why are you trying to tell me what you are?" Zooey Deschanel troubletryingpeople I like a lot of old films, I like a lot old music, and a lot of it has to do with the fact that I like the idea of knowing what happens before, so that I can understand it. Zooey Deschanel knowingfactsideas I think good actors tend to be really funny. Zooey Deschanel good-actorsactorsthinking From my perspective, probably women are won over by people who are sweet and respectful and courteous and kind and funny. I think those are the things that win women over. Zooey Deschanel winningsweetthinking I think my own personal style always ends up seeping into characters that I play. I've always had a very distinct idea of fashion for myself, and what a character should wear. Zooey Deschanel fashioncharacterthinking
