“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.”

Zooey Deschanel is an American actress and musician of the early 2000s onward. She gained recognition for her roles in indie films like *Elf* and *(500) Days of Summer*, blending quirky charm with emotional depth. Her music, often playful and folk-inflected, has earned her a cult following as a performer under the name She & Him.