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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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Zooey Deschanel
Age: 44
Born: 1980
Born: January 17
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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.
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For those of us who try to keep remembering, Try to do our better than our best. Think of all the children in the drifts of snow. Winners never quit, but winters never rest.
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I appreciate a songwriter like Morrissey with so much restraint.
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Why don't we just sit and stare and do nothing? Nothing at all for a while I like the way you smile I could be your state and I could be your nation It doesn't get better than home, now does it?
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I sort of consider myself a comedic actress, not a comedienne. I think it's different. You know, I'm not a stand-up or anything, but playing into comedic situations is sort of where, I think, my strength lies.
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Nothing's better than a picnic.
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To be a gluten-free vegan is, like, the most difficult thing you can possibly be.
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Always the aim for me is making people feel like they are not alone. That's just the greatest feeling.
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I think that if you haven't been to the grocery store in a really long time, it's really easy to get very out of touch.
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I love indie movies. I think that independent cinema is where it's at and where a lot of trends begin. It's where new filmmakers are breaking through.
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