New Girl - Interview with Zooey Deschanel

What made you decide to do a TV show, and how did you feel about playing this character for what could be a number of seasons?
ZOOEY DESCHANEL: I just loved this material. This is a character I could feel really good about doing for a long time. When I read the script for this pilot, I didn’t know if I’d ever seen a part that was as charming and exciting. I was literally laughing out loud, having such a good time. Every time we rehearse, I have a great time because the writing is so good. I think this opportunity became really appealing to me because the material is so great. I have so much fun. I love that I get to work with these people, every day. The thought of doing it for a long time is actually really exciting to me, and I just feel really lucky to be involved in the show. It’s such great material. They don’t make as many movies now as they used to. There’s been a huge change in the movie industry. I don’t know if I’ve ever read a role this good for myself, so I just had to jump on this opportunity because it’s an amazing one. If there’s any character that I want to play, forever and ever and ever, it’s this one, so I’m psyched.

Was there a moment reading the script when you thought that?
DESCHANEL: I think it was page one. It was really special, from the beginning of the script.

Source: Full interview @ Collider