Zooey Claire Deschanel is an American actress, model, and singer-songwriter. She made her film debut in Mumford and next obtained a supporting role in Cameron Crowe's film Almost Famous . Deschanel is known for her deadpan roles in comedy films such as The Good Girl , The New Guy , Elf , The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy , Failure to Launch , Yes Man and 500 Days of Summer . She has ventured into more dramatic territory with Manic , All the Real Girls , Winter Passing , and Bridge to Terabithia . From 2011 to 2018, she played Jessica Day on the Fox sitcom New Girl, for which she received an Emmy Award nomination and three Golden Globe Award nominations.
For a few years starting in 2001, Deschanel performed in the jazz cabaret act If All the Stars Were Pretty Babies with actress Samantha Shelton. In 2006, Deschanel teamed up with M. Ward to form She & Him, and subsequently released their debut album, Volume One, in 2008. They have since released five albums: Volume Two, in 2010, A Very She & Him Christmas in 2011, Volume 3 in 2013, Classics in 2014, and Christmas Party in 2016. She received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Song Written for Visual Media for "So Long", which was featured in the 2011 film Winnie the Pooh soundtrack. Besides singing, she plays keyboards, percussion, banjo, and ukulele.Deschanel is also a co-founder of the female-focused website HelloGiggles, which was acquired by Time, Inc. in 2015.
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“There's thieves among us
Painting the walls
All kinds of lies, and lies
I never told it all”
"Thieves".
Volume Two (2010)
“What's in my pocket?
You never knew
You didn't know me well
So well, as I knew you”
"Thieves".
Volume Two (2010)
"I'm Gonna Make It Better".
Volume Two (2010)
"Don't Look Back" - Video at Vimeo http://vimeo.com/18915786
Volume Two (2010)
“Saw your face,
My hand you took
Just like in a story book,
And you got me
Yeah, you‘ve got me”
"Got Me".
She & Him : Volume One (2008)
"Black Hole".
She & Him : Volume One (2008)
Mean magazine http://www.fedge.net/~zdeschanel/articles/index.html (April 2001).
"This Is Not a Test".
She & Him : Volume One (2008)
"This Is Not a Test".
She & Him : Volume One (2008)
Context: For those of you who thought you'd be forgotten,
The friends you've made will try their best, to make it so.
Think of all the beauty that you left behind you.
You can take it if you want it, and then let it go.
As quoted in "On Record : Zooey Deschanel of She & Him" at American Songwriter (18 March 2010).
Context: My goal as an actor is always to be as truthful as possible, and to find the truth in the material I am representing. So I think that it’s the same with performing music. But in a way, performing your own music, it’s easier to find the truth in it, because it’s coming from yourself. There’s no translation needed.
As quoted in " From A to Zooey http://www.fedge.net/~zdeschanel/articles/bostonglobe-2-23-03.html" in The Boston Globe (23 February 2003).
“I don't wanna' wonder whether you love me
I don't wanna' wonder whether you care”
"Take It Back".
She & Him : Volume One (2008)
"I Thought I Saw Your Face Today".
She & Him : Volume One (2008)
Context: I somehow see what's beautiful
In things that are ephemeral
I'm my only friend of mine
And love is just a piece of time
in the world
in the world.
And I couldn't help but fall in love again.
"Never Wanted Your Love" · The Late Show performance http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CItdLdgnXP0
Volume 3 (2013)
As quoted in " Zooey sings! http://detroit.metromix.com/music/article/zooey-sings/517858/content" by Matt Pais in Metromix (21 July 2008).
Context: I have trouble actually describing myself because I’m always suspicious of people who start describing themselves. I’m like, “OK, why are you trying to tell me what you are?”
“I somehow see what's beautiful
In things that are ephemeral”
"I Thought I Saw Your Face Today".
She & Him : Volume One (2008)
Context: I somehow see what's beautiful
In things that are ephemeral
I'm my only friend of mine
And love is just a piece of time
in the world
in the world.
And I couldn't help but fall in love again.
"This Is Not a Test".
She & Him : Volume One (2008)
“I want to make people feel better, whether it’s myself, or a friend, or whoever.”
On her song "Me and You" on Volume Two (2010), in an interview with Evan Schlansky in " On Record : Zooey Deschanel of She & Him http://www.americansongwriter.com/2010/03/on-record-zooey-deschanel-of-she-him/" at American Songwriter (18 March 2010).
Context: I think a lot of what motivates me songwriting-wise is — this might sound silly — but, when I listen to a song that I love, it kind of makes me feel better. I think that’s the impetus behind everything I write; I want to make people feel better, whether it’s myself, or a friend, or whoever. I don’t know how to say this without sounding corny or banal, but I know a lot of people who are very hard on themselves. So this is sort of a cheerleading lullaby.
Why Do You Let Me Stay Here?
She & Him : Volume One (2008)
"Home".
Volume Two (2010)
Context: 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?
“You've got to be kind to yourself
You've got to be kind to yourself”
"Me and You".
Volume Two (2010)
Context: Well I know that you worry a lot about
Things you cant control
There are so many things wed like to have
But we just cannot hold You've got to be kind to yourself
You've got to be kind to yourself
"In the Sun" - YouTube video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZ3cTwI9bIw
Volume Two (2010)
Why Do You Let Me Stay Here?
She & Him : Volume One (2008)
“I was never no, never no, never enough,
But I can try, I can try to toughen up.”
"Change Is Hard".
She & Him : Volume One (2008)
“Well Im back in your good graces again
Remember when you told me that I was your only friend?”
"Me and You".
Volume Two (2010)
"Black Hole".
She & Him : Volume One (2008)
Statement in These Amazing Shadows (2011).
“Shut your eyes, there are bluer skies
For you're embraced in my heart”
"If You Can't Sleep".
Volume Two (2010)
"Brand New Shoes".
Volume Two (2010)
"Lingering Still".
Volume Two (2010)
“Change is hard, I should know.
I should know.”
"Change Is Hard".
She & Him : Volume One (2008)
“I can feel your heartbeat,
Where I lay my head
‘Cause you’ve got me
Yeah you’ve got me”
"Got Me".
She & Him : Volume One (2008)
“Hair got caught in the sunlight darling
But I just wasted the day.
I knew it would happen this way.”
I Knew It Would Happen This Way (Bonus track on pre-orders).
Volume Two (2010)
"Sweet Darlin" (written with Jason Schwartzman).
She & Him : Volume One (2008)
“Sweet darlin’, come hold me,
Just a little bit longer now”
"Sweet Darlin".
She & Him : Volume One (2008)
"Sentimental Heart".
She & Him : Volume One (2008)
"Lingering Still".
Volume Two (2010)
“I won't be waitin' any more cause I know
Baby, baby
I was made for you”
"I Was Made For You".
She & Him : Volume One (2008)
"Lingering Still".
Volume Two (2010)
“When I saw you smile
I saw a dream come true”
"I Was Made For You".
She & Him : Volume One (2008)
"Take It Back".
She & Him : Volume One (2008)
“Can't get up in the morning lately
and I'm just sunk in a dream
I'm always the ship in the stream”
I Knew It Would Happen This Way (Bonus track on pre-orders).
Volume Two (2010)
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