Zooey Deschanel hates typecasting

Actress Zooey Deschanel hates having to play “kooky best friend” in movies. The actress admits she’s bored of being typecast.

“Every actor’s known for being good at certain types of role. I think maybe for a little while, it was OK. I didn’t necessarily want to do that all the time; it gets a little bit boring,” she said.

“There are other things I can do well but I feel like I’ve been very lucky to have been able to play all the different roles that I have.

“I’m not going to use a singing take that I don’t like… but when you’re acting you’re totally at the mercy of someone else. They can cut you together to make your timing totally different.

“They can cut two takes and manipulate you, which is an incredible thing in many ways because they can make you look better, or they can make you look worse. In the end, I do not have control over what’s on screen which is very terrifying.”

Zooey — who married Death Cab For Cutie frontman Ben Gibbard in 2009 — recently revealed that she loves Hawaii.

“I hadn’t been on vacation for many years, but last year, I had the good fortune to go to Maui in Hawaii, twice. I’d like to go back there again as I’m a creature of habit,” she said.

“I just adore Los Angeles. New York has great restaurants and it’s fun to walk around there, but I’m from Los Angeles and all of my friends are here — it’s such a beautiful place.”

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