Zooey knew she wanted to act from the time she was very small.
She’s always been that way."
Emily was more on the fence.
InaBuddyTVinterviewfrom 2009 she said, “I think we both loved doing plays since we were really young.
But I didn’t think of it as doing it as a profession.
I think Zooey knew she wanted to be an actress from when she was very young.
I just love the combination between art and science, I guess.
By college, Emily had gotten fully on board with acting and decided tostudy theater at Boston University.
Emilyconfessed onConanthat she used to take a stab at scare Zooey by pretending to be a murderous alien.
While Emily says the two “get along now very well,” it wasn’t always that way.
She recounted, “You know, I would kind of torture her.
The Deschanel sisters' mom, Mary Jo Deschanel, isan actresstoo.
Their father, Caleb Deschanel, is asuccessful cinematographer.
He’s been nominated for five Oscars, most recently in 2005 forThe Passion of the Christ.
When his daughters got older, hetook eight years offfrom shooting feature films to be with his family.
And don’t have a go at commiserate with her about her West Coast coming-of-age.
I’m offended by that.”
Zooey, on the other hand, feels like it was high-pressure to be in such an appearance-focused environment.
I mean, I care about being pretty, but it’s not my most valued thing …
I am what I am.”
Emilytold Jimmy Kimmel, “It’s wonderful.
We couldn’t have planned it better.
They take so many naps.”
Maybe Emily will appear as Jess Day’s cousin to complete the circle?
Imagine all the sister crossover possibilities among these extremely enviable families!
Co-owning a million-dollar duplex is kind of like the celebrity version of sharing bunk beds.
She said some of her favorite vegan dishes are seitan piccata and lemony roasted potatoes from theVeganomiconvegan cookbook.
I can’t have that stuff anyway.'
But I didn’t realize you have so few options in the end.
And I lasted, like, six months."
I just love that.
I would have called my mom crying."
