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 Read Quote
I think I’d say that my whole body of work is a reflection of who I am, but not any one specific thing. Zooey Deschanel Read Quote
What led me to be an actor is that I have a strange something in me that can drastically change the way I appear to the world. Growing up, I couldn’t understand why people would always have different ideas of me – but because of that I became aware of how you can manipulate your own ability to change. And then I learned to make a career of it. Zooey Deschanel Read Quote
Sites like Funny or Die and College Humor are great, but I’d say it’s appealing to 80% men and 20% women. Zooey Deschanel Read Quote
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 Read Quote
If you can make a character likable that’s not very nice, that’s the challenge of the job. Zooey Deschanel Read Quote
If ‘New Girl’ had been a movie, I don’t know whether I would have been given the opportunity to do it. Zooey Deschanel Read Quote
I think making a movie or a record, the best things happen by accident – and those end up being the magic. Every time I’ve followed my gut it’s been better than when I’ve tried to do what I was supposed to do. Zooey Deschanel Read Quote
Women I admired growing up – Debra Winger, Diane Keaton, Meryl Streep – were all beautiful and thin, but not too thin. There are a lot of actresses who are unhealthy-skinny – much, much too skinny. You can’t Pilates to that. Zooey Deschanel Read Quote
