Always the aim for me is making people feel like they are not alone. That's just the greatest feeling. ~Zooey Deschanel
Alone Greatest People
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. ~Zooey Deschanel
Love I Am Girl
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. ~Zooey Deschanel
Waiting Girl You
Certain aspects of my personality are always going to come out on-screen. I guess that's just me - if they say I'm quirky, I'm quirky. It's better than being boring. ~Zooey Deschanel
Personality Me Better
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. ~Zooey Deschanel
Funny Women Perspective
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
People Accept Try
I did go through this period where girls would be mean and I had a lot of guy friends. But I've found as an adult the importance of having female and male friends. ~Zooey Deschanel
Friends Go Mean
I don't know why femininity should be associated with weakness. Women should be free to express who they are without thinking, 'I need to act like a man, or I need to tone it down to be successful.' That's a very good way to keep women down. ~Zooey Deschanel
Women Good Man
I find sadness and strife to be so much more interesting with an upbeat melody. ~Zooey Deschanel
Sadness Find Interesting
I grew up believing my sister was from the planet Neptune and had been sent down to Earth to kill me. ~Zooey Deschanel
Sister Earth Me
I grew up believing my sister was from the planet Neptune and had been sent down to Earth to kill me. I believed this because my sister Emily convinced me of it when I was a toddler. I think she'd seen Invasion of the Body Snatchers and her imagination ran away with her. There's a part of me that still believes it. ~Zooey Deschanel
Sister Imagination Earth
I hate camping, but I love summer camp. ~Zooey Deschanel
Love Summer Hate
I just sort of follow my bliss, so to speak, and then I see where that takes me. ~Zooey Deschanel
Me Speak Bliss
I like old movies, screwball comedies, vintage clothes, and basically I'm an old-fashioned gal. ~Zooey Deschanel
Clothes Movies Vintage
I love to cook. But I have some food allergies, so I have to contend with those. ~Zooey Deschanel
Love Food Cook
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. ~Zooey Deschanel
Time People Singing
I will wear tights even if it's 100 degrees outside. Tights are my safety blanket. ~Zooey Deschanel
Safety Wear Outside
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. ~Zooey Deschanel
Energy You Places
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. ~Zooey Deschanel
Good Job You
My sister was always very motherly, babysitting and stuff. ~Zooey Deschanel
Sister Always Babysitting