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I'm into sincerity in music and sincerity in art. If it doesn't feel true, I don't want to do it. Things that are too dramatic scare me. I think that's why I don't always fit into the world of performing arts.

Zooey Deschanel

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Zooey Deschanel
Age: 44
Born: 1980
Born: January 17
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