The Great Creators with Guy Raz

Zooey Deschanel: Stopping Stage Fright in Its Tracks, and How She Turned a “Disorder” Into a Superpower

Nov 22, 2022

56:13

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The Soy-Dational Character on Saturday Night Live

01:44

The Great Creators Interview With Zoe Deschanel Hausowi

02:17

Do You Have Any Doubts About Your Ability?

01:56

Introduction

2min

How Did You Grow Up in Southern California?

2min

Did Your Dad Travel a Ton?

2min

How Did You Grow Up in Los Angeles?

2min

What Was It About Being on Stage That Appealed to You?

3min

Do You Remember What You Did in Crossroads?

2min

You Did a Good Job, You Did a Good Job?

3min

Are You Nervous Going on Set?

2min

The Importance of Empathy in Acting

2min

10.

Don't Call It a Comeback

3min

11.

The Men in Blazers Podcast

2min

12.

Writing Lyrics

2min

13.

Is There a Connection Between Writing Music and Acting?

2min

14.

The Creative Process Is Different From Acting

2min

15.

M Ward

6min

16.

The Great Creators Interview With Zoe Deschanel Hausowi

2min

17.

Adhd

2min

18.

The Beach Boys Harmonies Are Just So Incredible

2min

19.

New Girl: A Collaboration Between You and Liz Meriwether

2min

20.

How to Communicate to a Live Audience

2min

21.

Do You Have Any Doubts About Your Ability?

2min

22.

Do You Have a Peak or a Valley in Your Career?

4min

23.

The Soy-Dational Character on Saturday Night Live

2min

24.

Music for Acting

3min

25.

The Great Creators Podcast

2min

Zooey Deschanel is an actor (New Girl, Elf, 500 Days of Summer) musician (She & Him), crafter, and entrepreneur (HelloGiggles, Lettuce Grow). She tells 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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