Top 77 Zooey Deschanel Quotes

There are so many cute vintage dresses made out of synthetics from the ’60s and ’70s – but they’re so itchy and hot. It’s not worth it!

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.

I will wear tights even if it’s 100 degrees outside. Tights are my safety blanket.

Everyone needs a theme song! It should make you feel like a million dollars.

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.

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.

Know what suits you. Now I understand proportion and recognise the shapes that look good on my figure.

‘Pastoralia’ by George Saunders is one of my favorite novels.

It’s interesting, because as a musician, I don’t feel like I need to be on the top of the pop charts.

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.

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.

I remember having this friend in school who said she didn’t like the Beach Boys. And in that moment I knew we couldn’t be friends anymore.

Growing up in Hollywood meant there were a lot of film stars’ kids at my school – but no conspicuous wealth. It wasn’t cool to show off that you had money.

I listened to a lot of Joni Mitchell in high school. She was sort of an inspiration to me. I think she’s a great lyricist, and she makes interesting choices.

The red-carpet thing of premieres and parties is probably my least favourite part of my job.

I appreciate a songwriter like Morrissey with so much restraint.

Do your eye shadow first, then your foundation. That way, you can clean up any mess without starting all over again.

I think that if you haven’t been to the grocery store in a really long time, it’s really easy to get very out of touch.

I like old movies, screwball comedies, vintage clothes, and basically I’m an old-fashioned gal.

I just like music that sounds like music. Not like machines and computers and things that you design to make things sound slick and perfect.

I think I’m a fun flatmate. I’m always cheerful. I go on tour with my band so it’s 12 people on one bus and I feel like I’m the one who’s happy in the morning. I’m not a chaotic person, but I might slack off on doing the dishes from time to time.

Modern recording has made it so that people can spend forever taking shortcuts and making everything uniform, but that strips music of what makes it exciting.

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.

True love that lasts forever… yes, I do believe in it. My parents have been married for 40 years and my grandparents were married for 70 years. I come from a long line of true loves.

If you can make a character likable that’s not very nice, that’s the challenge of the job.

I love having a lot of content. I prefer to have constant stimulation.

Secretly, I think everyone who makes fun of California really does want to be in California.

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.

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.

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.

The first job I ever had was singing in a jazz club when I was like 15 with my friend, and we earned like 70 bucks. We were like, ‘Oh my God!’

‘It Girl’ is supposed to be something that only lasts a certain amount of time. They keep calling me an ‘It Girl,’ and at this point it makes me laugh, because I’ve done that so many times: ‘You’re it;’ ‘You’re not it.’ What is ‘it?’

Being an actress can be a little like being a girl in the ’50s: You’re stuck waiting by the phone, hoping that the boy you like will call.

I’m a person who gets better with practice. Getting older is awesome – because you get more practice.

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.

When I exercise, I like to take lots of different classes because I want to really apply myself and feel like I’m learning a new skill. Not that I ever want to have to demonstrate any of those skills!

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.

I’ve personally never wanted to be ‘the babe’, and refuse to let vanity get in the way of my acting because I don’t see my job as being a beautiful person.

It’s nice that there are movies and songs about romance – it’s what motivates us as human beings. I’m all for being brainwashed by rom-coms.

One thing I love about Christmas music is that it has a tradition of warmth.

Well, my piano’s really beautiful. I actually have two pianos. I have a Yamaha upright from the ’60s that’s blond, wood, and black, and I also have one from the ’20s from Chicago – not a well-known brand or anything.

Always the aim for me is making people feel like they are not alone. That’s just the greatest feeling.

I really like the collaboration of doing movies and television. But I like the sort of solitary work of doing music.

I’m wary about this thing about being in the generation of social networking where people are like, ‘I am my musical taste.’ I am not just a collection of music. Or a collection of movies. I think that’s a thing that people romanticize: ‘Oh my God, she likes this band so she is a dream.’

If ‘New Girl’ had been a movie, I don’t know whether I would have been given the opportunity to do it.

I think there’s a certain space people have decided I occupy – the funny-sidekick thing.

I don’t think there are that many awesome roles out there, whether we’re talking about movies or TV.

For some reason, people look at me and laugh. I don’t know why.

If I were to work with my mom, I probably would not want her to play my mom. That would get too real.

I love to cook. But I have some food allergies, so I have to contend with those.

When you work on a movie, especially an independent movie, it’s a lot of work to make it! It’s not just our job as actors – so many people are working so hard, and even the littlest movie takes a lot of work.

The Internet’s like one big bathroom wall with a lot of people who anonymously can say really mean things. It’s fine, I believe in freedom of speech and I think people should think what they want, but I don’t care to hear it.

No, I’ve been singing forever. I started out doing musicals. I think that was part of the reason why they gave me the part, because I sang.

I find sadness and strife to be so much more interesting with an upbeat melody.

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.

I’m a person who has a lot of energy. So, yes, I don’t really stop to rest or de-stress. I just keep going. I figure that if you don’t stop, then you’ll never notice how tired you are.

I like to make colored xeroxes of things. I clip out pictures of Liza Minelli and her husband from magazines and I fax them to people anonymously.

I like acting with no lines because all of a sudden you’re able to express things without always worrying about the text. It’s great to have a great text, but there’s a lot of stuff you can’t say in words, and I think there’s something really nice about good physical moments.

If I could give my teenaged self any advice, it would be ‘Calm down!’

I love indie movies. I think that independent cinema is where it’s at and where a lot of trends begin. It’s where new filmmakers are breaking through.

I don’t like business talkers, you know, people who are constantly like, ‘Blah blah blah movies.’ I find it incredibly boring.

I accidentally entered a youth pageant when I was 14. That’s like a beauty pageant, but without the beauty. It was terrible.

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.