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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

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Zooey Deschanel
Age: 44
Born: 1980
Born: January 17
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That people equate being girlie with being nonthreatening … I mean, I can't think of a more blatant example of playing into exactly the thing that we're trying to fight against. I can't be girlie? I think the fact that people are associating being girlie with weakness, that needs to be examined. I don't think that it undermines my power at all.
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Nothing could be as hard as middle school.
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I'm a very positive person. I get excited easily, and I like to jump around.
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I have Pro Tools on my computer, and I make CDs all the time.
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Writing music is really personal, and it's a really exciting thing to participate in because represents the full creative process: It feels like something is coming from nothing.
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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.'
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I feel like making music because - and this has much to do with the way I was able to make this record - there's more of myself in it.
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A lot of people work out to be skinny. That's so boring, and it seems like a depressing goal for a modern woman.
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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!
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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.
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I also feel like it's the right of the people hearing them to have their own interpretations of what these songs mean. Sometimes people will see things that I don't see.
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Oh my God, there are so many songs I wish I had written. 'Waters of March,' I wish I had written 'My Baby Just Cares for Me,' I wish I had written 'This Will Be Our Year,' I mean, there's millions of them. 'Wouldn't It Be Nice?'
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I think there's a certain space people have decided I occupy - the funny-sidekick thing.
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Romantic comedies are usually about when love works.
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If you can make a character likable that's not very nice, that's the challenge of the job.
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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.
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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.
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I actually did a lot of improvised movies or movies that were partially improvised.
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It's interesting, because as a musician, I don't feel like I need to be on the top of the pop charts.
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I have been a harmony enthusiast since I was a child, singing in choir and with friends growing up. I always put a ton of harmonies on my demos.
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