It was the era of ukuleles, fingerstaches, and hipster glasses.
“I’m not a girl.
I’m a woman,” she toldThe Guardianin a 2022 conversation.
In the first season, Jess explains that femininity isn’t a weakness.
“I brake for birds.
I rock a lot of polka dots.
she says in a now-famous monologue, perYouTube.
She’d definitely had a lot going on in her life since the show began in 2011.
The actor welcomed two children, in 2015 and 2017 respectively, with her now ex-husband, Jacob Pechenik.
Since 2006, she’s also been one-half of the musical duo She & Him with guitarist M. Ward.
In 2022, they released their seventh studio album “Melt Away: A Tribute to Brian Wilson.”
She also appeared in Katy Perry’s 2020 music video for"Not the End of the World.”
At first, music was a form of escapism for Deschanel.
“I found being on [filming] locations very, very lonely.
“My outlet would be writing songs about loneliness.”
In other words, creative pursuits feed into one another.
“You stop being a person in a weird way.
I just feel spent,'” she told Guy Raz on “The Great Creators” podcast.
After starring in 2009’s “500 Days of Summer,” Deschanel almost left the acting business entirely.
“I almost quit,” said Deschanel.
In 2023, Deschanel finally decided to break her years-long “no TV” stint.
“I only do stuff that I’m really excited about,” Deschanel explained to The Hollywood Reporter.
“I love the show!
The whole cast is just so great.”
