Zooey Deschanel Can Finally Unreservedly Recommend an Entertainment Product
Plus John Cho on why pants are overrated, Willem Dafoe on being the pride of Appleton, Wisconsin, and Ashlee Simpson on why it sucks for everyone when she writes songs.

"Sometimes I like the movies I'm in, sometimes I don't. Whereas this, I could say: This is me. I like it. I stand by it." —Zooey Deschanel on her new album [NYT]
"I went into it kind of doing a singer/songwriter thing, but I was like, 'You know what? I want to do music people can have fun to and listen to in the summer.'" —Ashlee Simpson on realizing that nobody has fun if she writes her own songs [MTV]
"I see myself as more of an Ian Ziering than a Luke Perry — but let's not quibble over our Beverly Hills, 90210 references. With 88 Minutes, it's a relief to play someone who's not monosyllabic." —Ben McKenzie [BlackBook]
"I joke that I'm just a square boy from the Midwest, but it's pretty true. Well, that sort of depends on who you talk to. Look, I don't know who I am, okay?" —Willem Dafoe, the pride of Appleton, Wisconsin [BlackBook]
"Let's face it: Pants are overrated." —John Cho on the increasing amount of nudity in movies [MTV]