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Zooey Deschanel

Zooey Claire Deschanel (/ˈzoʊi ˌdeɪʃəˈnɛl/; born January 17, 1980) is an American actress, model and singer-songwriter. She made her film debut in Mumford (1999), followed by a supporting role in Cameron Crowe's film Almost Famous (2000). Deschanel became known for her deadpan comedy roles in the films The Good Girl (2002), The New Guy (2002), Elf (2003), The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005), Failure to Launch (2006), Yes Man (2008), and (500) Days of Summer (2009). She also did dramatic turns in the films Manic (2001), All the Real Girls (2003), Winter Passing (2005) and Bridge to Terabithia (2007). Since 2011, she has played Jessica Day on the Fox sitcom New Girl, for which she has received an Emmy Award nomination and three Golden Globe Award nominations.

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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.

Thinking, Stories, Comedy, Telling, Situation

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

Favorite, Feels, My Favorite, Season, Summer

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

Charts, Interesting, Musician, Needs, Top

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.

People, Trying, Actors, Normal, Take

Proving people wrong is probably my favorite thing to do.

Favorites Things, My Favorite, People, Probably, Proving, Wrong

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.

Admire, People, Things, Thinking, Wrong

I would say I know nothing about the music business, in a nice sort of way. I totally forgot I was in that music video. That's so funny.

Business, Nice, Nothing, Video, Way

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.

Hart, Jazz, Knowledge, Rodgers, Rooted, Thinking

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.

Big, Guitar, Mean, Opposite, Opposites

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.

Fan, Fans, Fantasy, Movies, Stuff

Making movies, you're like an independent contractor - you come in, you have a specific job, and a lot of what you do is completely manipulated, which is good and bad.

Bad, Good, Good And Bad, Independent, Jobs, Making

In making a movie, you're part of a big machine. Even in a small movie there are still so many people involved in the process, and it costs so much money to make. There is so much more invested in it for a lot of different people, so much money is sunk into it that they usually want some guarantee or promise that it's going to be able to do something on a financial level. There's just a lot more messing with you in film. I love movies and I love to watch movies and being a part of the whole film experience.

Different, Invested, Make, People, Promise, Watch

I love singing Christmas carols. I know every harmony to every music-hall Christmas song.

Carols, Christmas, Harmony, Singing, Song

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.

Bars, Cookies, Cutting, Like, Make, Pan

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.

Energy, Notice, Stress, Tired, Yes

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

Girl, Given, Know, Opportunity

I gravitate towards happy music. I love the Beach Boys.

Beach, Boys, Beach Boys, Music, Towards

I'm a very positive person. I get excited easily, and I like to jump around.

Excited, Person, Persons, Positive, Very Positive

In a lot of movies, you'll see people on crazy dates, and you're like, 'No one would ever do that!'

Crazy, Dates, Movies, People

I think that the mistakes that anyone can make going on dates is probably not being themselves because you can only trick people for so long.

Long, Mistake, Mistakes, People, Probably, Thinking

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