Zooey Deschanel: Stopping Stage Fright in Its Tracks and How She Turned a “Disorder” Into a Superpower (2022)
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**Zooey Deschanel **is an actor (New Girl,Elf, 500 Days of Summer) musician (She & Him), crafter, and entrepreneur (*HelloGiggles, Lettuce Grow). *In 2022 she told Guy how being diagnosed with ADHD as a child affected her life and career, how the "loneliness" of the actor's life led her to songwriting and her collaboration with M Ward, and how – right before landing her biggest role – she almost quit acting. Zooey also delivers some practical tips on how to turn fear into excitement, and makes the case that regularly pursuing new creative paths makes you better at everything else.

Links from the show:

• Zooey's parents' filmographies: Caleb Deschanel) & Mary Jo Deschanel)
• Zooey's first instrument: the Casio SK-1)
• Crossroads School for Arts & Sciences) in Santa Monica
• Scene) from Zooey's first-ever role on TV: Veronica's Closet
• Zooey and Frances McDormand "Drugs & Promiscuous Sex" scene) from Almost Famous
• The Go-Getter) (2007 film), how Zooey met M Ward
• Let's Dance) by M Ward
• Vincent O'Brien) by M Ward
• Thieves) by She & Him (Official Video), one of Zooey's favorites which she wrote in "12 minutes"
• She & Him's "pandemic project," Melt Away: A Tribute to Brian Wilson)
• New Girl full episodes) on Amazon
• Saturday Night Live sketch - Bein' Quirky With Zooey Deschanel )
• HelloGiggles )
• Lettuce Grow)

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