308 Quotes by Zooey Deschanel

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.

Always the aim for me is making people feel like they are not alone. That’s just the greatest feeling.

I gravitate towards happy music. I love the Beach Boys.

The red-carpet thing of premieres and parties is probably my least favourite part of my job.

Secretly, I think everyone who makes fun of California really does want to be in California.

Well, my piano’s really beautiful. I actually have two pianos. I have a Yamaha upright from the ’60s that’s blond, wood, and black, and I also have one from the ’20s from Chicago – not a well-known brand or anything.

I tend to like simple music. And clever, succinct lyrics. Songs that don’t try to be more than they need to to be effective, to stir up something emotionally within you.

I went to Northwestern because I had gone to a really nontraditional high school. I was like, ‘It’d be cool to have a traditional college experience.’ Then I was like, ‘Oh, but none of these people understand what’s cool about me. My specialness is not appreciated in this place.’

I think the best comedies came out during the Depression. Personally.