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When I Exercise, I Like To Take Lots Of Different Classes Because I Want To Really Apply Myself And Feel Like I'm Learning A New Skill. Not That I Ever Want To Have To Demonstrate Any Of Those Skills!

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When I Exercise, I

Zooey Deschanel

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When I Exercise, I Like To Take Lots Of Different Classes Because I Want To Really Apply Myself And Feel Like I'm Learning A New Skill. Not That I Ever Want To Have To Demonstrate Any Of Those Skills!

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I've Always Been Really Picky About Roles And Make A Point Of Reminding Myself That It's Not About The Money - Because, Obviously, There's A Lot Of Money To Be Made In This Business If You're Willing To Do Anything.

I Think My Own Personal Style Always Ends Up Seeping Into Characters That I Play. I've Always Had A Very Distinct Idea Of Fashion For Myself, And What A Character Should Wear.

I Feel Like I Can't Fully Understand What's Happening Now Until I Really Understand What's Happened Before. But You Do Get Sort Of Bogged Down A Little Bit When You're Trying To Study So Many Years' Worth Of Music. It Can Be A Little Bit Overwhelming.

I Think That If You Haven't Been To The Grocery Store In A Really Long Time, It's Really Easy To Get Very Out Of Touch.

I Like To Learn Things Slow, I Like Learning Alot, I Like To Get It All Again And In The End, You Know You Get What You Got...

I'm A Very Positive Person. I Get Excited Easily, And I Like To Jump Around.

Know What Suits You. Now I Understand Proportion And Recognise The Shapes That Look Good On My Figure.

I'm A Romantic, But I'm Not A Romantic In The Traditional Sense. I Like To Romanticize What Happens To Me. Whatever Happens To Me - You Could Quantify It As Good Or Bad - I Romanticize It. I Think Along The Lines Of 'when That Thing Happened, It Made Me Who I Am.' That Kind Of Thing. It's A Different Way Of Being Romantic.

Making Movies, You're Like An Independent Contractor - You Come In, You Have A Specific Job, And A Lot Of What You Do Is Completely Manipulated, Which Is Good And Bad.

Take It Back Oh, Take It Back I Don't Want Your Lovin', Anymore Let Me Live Oh, Let Me Live It's Not You Who I Sing For

I Wasn't Really The Most Charming Person, Socially - It Took Me A Long Time To Develop My People Skills - But The One Place I Was Always Comfortable Was Onstage, Acting Or Singing.

I've Personally Never Wanted To Be 'the Babe', And Refuse To Let Vanity Get In The Way Of My Acting Because I Don't See My Job As Being A Beautiful Person.

Blossoming And Unfolding Are Basically The Same Thing, But Blossoming Is More Romantic.

There Are A Lot Of Actors Who Will Sit Here And Talk To You About Characters - 'he Does This, And She's A Really Interesting Character Because She Does This.' I'm Not Like That At All. I'm Not An Actory Actor.

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