Fox has a breakout hit on its hands: It’s new show, New Girl, was the network’s biggest premiere episode for a sitcom in 10 years!
One of the show’s stars, Zooey Deschanel, sat down with TV Guide to dish about her new gig.
Here are some excerpts:
On what she likes to do on the set:
“Sometimes I’ll just sing at lunch for people.”
On the show’s enormous success:
“I’ve been around a long time and I know to not expect too much because you don’t want to get disappointed. We’re just so happy that people are watching it and sharing this moment with us.”
On her male costars:
“I’ve always had a lot of guy friends and I like male energy. We have a good, playful rapport, all of us.”
On her character, Jess:
On her character, Jess:
“She’s really a 13-year-old version of myself. There’s still that part of myself that’s totally dorky and weird. There are a lot of people who work hard to be seen as different, but I always wanted to be normal and I never really felt like I was.”