Zooey Deschanel
Zooey Deschanel

I'm always doing something musically - when I'm working or when I'm off.

Zooey Deschanel
Zooey Deschanel

I wish I got invited to more luaus. I really do!

Zooey Deschanel
Zooey Deschanel

I think there's a certain space people have decided I occupy - the funny-sidekick thing.

Zooey Deschanel
Zooey Deschanel

I love having a lot of content. I prefer to have constant stimulation.

Zooey Deschanel
Zooey Deschanel

Especially in comedies, I think a lot of time the female characters are there to provide a balance for guys.

Zooey Deschanel
Zooey Deschanel

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.

Zooey Deschanel
Zooey Deschanel

If I were to work with my mom, I probably would not want her to play my mom. That would get too real.

Zooey Deschanel
Zooey Deschanel

In my mind, I always think of myself as an underdog type.

Zooey Deschanel
Zooey Deschanel

I'm a person who has a lot of energy. So, yes, I don't really stop to rest or de-stress. I just keep going. I figure that if you don't stop, then you'll never notice how tired you are.

Zooey Deschanel
Zooey Deschanel

I like romantic comedy as a genre, but I think it can get stuck in its ways.

Zooey Deschanel
Zooey Deschanel

I've always straddled a weird line - there's a lot of mainstream stuff that I love. At the same, I still feel like an outsider. I'm the outsider who's on the inside.

Zooey Deschanel
Zooey Deschanel

'It Girl' is supposed to be something that only lasts a certain amount of time. They keep calling me an 'It Girl,' and at this point it makes me laugh, because I've done that so many times: 'You're it;' 'You're not it.' What is 'it?'

Zooey Deschanel
Zooey Deschanel

People sometimes say, 'Oh, you were a movie star,' and I'm like, 'No, I was a supporting actress.' I wasn't an A-list actress, and I'm fine with that. I'm proud of what I did in film.

Zooey Deschanel
Zooey Deschanel

If 'New Girl' had been a movie, I don't know whether I would have been given the opportunity to do it.

Zooey Deschanel
Zooey Deschanel

I think making a movie or a record, the best things happen by accident - and those end up being the magic. Every time I've followed my gut it's been better than when I've tried to do what I was supposed to do.

Zooey Deschanel
Zooey Deschanel

I have had brown hair and bangs since I was 2. One year I dyed it blonde, which felt so weird.

Zooey Deschanel
Zooey Deschanel

I am always early to work but sometimes late to other things.

Zooey Deschanel
Zooey Deschanel

I hate camping, but I love summer camp.

Zooey Deschanel
Zooey Deschanel

Nothing could be as hard as middle school.

Zooey Deschanel
Zooey Deschanel

I can't go on Gawker. I actually think the writing is really funny, but there is a chance that somebody is undercutting me.