Quotes from Zooey Deschanel

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

I get really insecure because even though I can speak in musician's terms, I don't know as much as real musicians.

In my mind, I always think of myself as an underdog type.

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.

Every show is unique; some shows have the master plan and have everything figured out and that's just the way they do things. It's like high school. Some people write their papers the second they get their assignments, and some people write it the day after it's due.

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.

Sites like Funny or Die and College Humor are great, but I'd say it's appealing to 80% men and 20% women.

It's not about women acting like man, it's about women acting like woman and being sucsessful

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

'Pastoralia' by George Saunders is one of my favorite novels.

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

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

A lot of people work out to be skinny. That's so boring, and it seems like a depressing goal for a modern woman.

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.

Girls get competitive, as though there's only one spot in the world for everything _ but that's not true. We need to stick together and see there's more to life than pleasing men. It's important not to cut yourself off from female friendships. I think sometimes girls get scared of other girls, but you need each other.

I tend to like simple music. And clever, succinct lyrics. Songs that don't try to be more than they need to to be effective, to stir up something emotionally within you.

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.

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.

Summer has always been my favorite season. I feel happier.

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

I just feel like growing up in Los Angeles, you learn, 'Well you're never gonna be the prettiest girl in the room, so just don't even try.' I mean, I care about being pretty, but it's not my most valued thing.

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.

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

To be a gluten-free vegan is, like, the most difficult thing you can possibly be.