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I like a lot of old films, I like a lot old music, and a lot of it has to do with the fact that I like the idea of knowing what happens before, so that I can understand it.

Zooey Deschanel

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Zooey Deschanel
Age: 44
Born: 1980
Born: January 17
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I can't even remember the first time I started singing.
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I was never no, never no, never enough, But I can try, I can try to toughen up.
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