Zooey Deschanel quotes - page 6

The moment you sense someone is making something because they think people are gonna buy it or like it, it's just so phony! The public has a nose for phony like nobody else. (Zooey Deschanel)
Secretly, I think everyone who makes fun of California really does want to be in California. View quote
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I don't know how to explain how, probably to my detriment, unselfpromoting I am. I used to have a cabaret act and I didn't even like to tell me people about that. I really hate selling myself. View quote
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I love singing Christmas carols. I know every harmony to every music-hall Christmas song. View quote
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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 different styles. View quote
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You don't have to wear expensive clothes to look good. View quote
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Classic Christmas cookies are really time-consuming. Instead, make a bar you can bake in a pan and just cut up, like a brownie or a blondie or a shortbread, which still has that Christmas vibe. View quote
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I'm into sincerity in music and sincerity in art. If it doesn't feel true, I don't want to do it. Things that are too dramatic scare me. I think that's why I don't always fit into the world of performing arts. View quote
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Humor is a part of spirituality. View quote
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I grew up believing my sister was from the planet Neptune and had been sent down to Earth to kill me. View quote
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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)
Everyone needs a theme song! It should make you feel like a million dollars. View quote
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One thing I love about Christmas music is that it has a tradition of warmth. View quote
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I wish I got invited to more luaus. I really do! View quote
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I can't go on Gawker. I actually think the writing is really funny, but there is a chance that somebody is undercutting me. View quote
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If people just want to be famous, that's just not enough to get you up at 4 in the morning to go to work. You have to love what you're doing. View quote
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Everyone romanticizes somebody. View quote
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I never have time to have a dinner. I have to eat while I'm memorizing lines. The only way to maintain energy is to eat all day long. I must eat all day long. View quote
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I appreciate a songwriter like Morrissey with so much restraint. View quote
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There's something about guitars, they're just so big, you know what I mean? You're just like, 'Ugh!' It just seems so overwhelming. And the ukulele is, like, the opposite of overwhelming. View quote
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I put myself out there; it's part of my job, and I get it: people will attack me. At first I was thrown off, but now I have a pretty thick skin about it. (Zooey Deschanel)
Not that there is anything wrong with confessional songwriting, there are plenty of people that do that I admire. I think it is great, it just isn't how I do things. View quote
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Oh my God, there are so many songs I wish I had written. 'Waters of March,' I wish I had written 'My Baby Just Cares for Me,' I wish I had written 'This Will Be Our Year,' I mean, there's millions of them. 'Wouldn't It Be Nice?' View quote
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I find sadness and strife to be so much more interesting with an upbeat melody. View quote
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The red-carpet thing of premieres and parties is probably my least favourite part of my job. View quote
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