Zooey Deschanel Quotes

I like old movies, screwball comedies, vintage clothes, and basically I'm an old-fashioned gal.

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• We have to set our own agenda, we have to set our own standards, we have to be very strong about what we want, we have to be very strong about our passion and if it's not right for you, you shouldn't do it just because you're advised by so-called geniuses.

  

  Jackie DeShannon
  • Want
  • Strong
  • Passion

• I think Shakespeare really got it. He was the first one to introduce psychology to villains and give them a real point of view.

  

  Oscar Isaac
  • Real
  • Think
  • Psychology

• Foreign policy should not be justified through making oneself feel good, but through results that have tangible consequences.

  

  Zbigniew Brzezinski
  • Good
  • Results
  • Feel Good

• Suddenly you're surrounded by strangers who want something from you. The thing is, they don't know what they want, and you don't know what they want, unless it's an autograph, and you just sort of stand there grinning at one another.

  

  Parker Stevenson
  • Want
  • Stand
  • Strangers

• Here's the deal with Matty Morrison: He is the most unassuming, nicest, most humble guy, who also happens to be extremely talented.

  

  Victoria Clark
  • Guy
  • Humble
  • Deal

• I believe in monogamy if that's what a couple decides upon together, but it all depends on the personal history and culture of the two involved.

  

  K. D. Lang
  • Believe
  • Together
  • History

• The way children are taught football doesn't encourage skill; the focus is on other areas.

  

  Gary Lineker
  • Children
  • Focus
  • Football

• It's very interesting, the dynamics of popularity. When you do something all the time, you don't worry about whether it's trendy or not.

  

  Henry Saint Clair Fredericks
  • Time
  • Interesting
  • Worry

• I don't know for Justin; he's always looking for meaning out of his relationships with people. I don't think he's as trapped into the drug thing as a lot of the others are.

  

  Randy Harrison
  • People
  • Drug
  • Meaning

• Somebody once told me I shouldn't try to change Hollywood. That isn't my point at all. I don't want Hollywood to change me.

  

  Wayne Rogers
  • Want
  • Change
  • Me

• The Obama economy has led to the lowest labor force participation since 1978.

  

  Ted Cruz
  • Force
  • Labor
  • Participation

• I think that God, in creating man, somewhat overestimated his ability.

  

  Oscar Wilde
  • God
  • Think
  • Man

• I've played every instrument you could possibly think of for 10 minutes. So I'm mediocre at everything. I can play drums, guitar, piano, violin, saxophone, clarinet, flute... Just not well.

  

  Kat Dennings
  • Think
  • Guitar
  • Piano

• Some of modern engineering is necessary to good art. But I think of myself is a cultural artist.

  

  Larry Wall
  • Good
  • Art
  • Myself

• I never say too much about that in public interviews, because it disappoints the public to tell them you're not that crazy about a property you did that possibly they liked.

  

  Jackie Cooper
  • Crazy
  • Never
  • Too Much

• I maintain the rather old-fashioned view that this is my work and it's in the public arena, but that doesn't entitle everyone to know what happened at home before coming here.

  

  Francesca Annis
  • Work
  • Home
  • View

• The thing that I really look for in people is enthusiasm and excitement and, not to sound really sappy, that fire in their eyes.

  

  Rachel Zoe
  • People
  • Eyes
  • Fire

• Yoga is a life-saver.

  

  Ione Skye
  • Life
  • Yoga

• As a physician, I know many doctors want to utilize new technology, but they find the cost prohibitive.

  

  Nathan Deal
  • Want
  • Technology
  • Medical

• When reading a book, be very certain that you never go past a word you do not fully understand. The only reason a person gives up a study or becomes confused or unable to learn is because he or she has gone past a word that was not understood.

  

  L. Ron Hubbard
  • Up
  • She
  • Book

• When I go to where I was getting excellent parts in movies I may have taken a few too soon, too anxious to go back to work and to anxious to make another film and to succeed more.

  

  Dabney Coleman
  • Work
  • May
  • Taken

• Those edges and turns teach control and discipline, just like finger exercises on the piano.

  

  Barbara Ann Scott
  • Control
  • Discipline
  • Teach

• I think actors always find the dialogue doesn't quite fit, so you always have to play with it.

  

  Felicity Jones
  • Think
  • Always
  • Find

• I like old movies, screwball comedies, vintage clothes, and basically I'm an old-fashioned gal.

  

  Zooey Deschanel
  • Movies
  • Clothes
  • Vintage