Zooey Deschanel Reveals the Reason She Took Social Media Break

Zooey Deschanel‘s bright blue eyes look gorgeous on the cover of Cosmopolitan magazine’s November 2016 issue, on newsstands October 11.

Here’s what the 36-year-old New Girl star had to share:

On her maternity leave from New Girl: “We live in a country that doesn’t give paid maternity leave. I felt very lucky to have an employer who was understanding and let me have, like, four months with my baby before I had to go back to work.”

On taking a break from social media: “A lot of very strange, tragic, sad, unfathomable things have happened… to the point where you’re like, no amount of thoughts and prayers can make this better. It makes me more reflective. I took a social-media break because everyone feels the need to comment on everything immediately. Sometimes, we need to be thoughtful about what we say.”

On humanity: “When I was growing up, I always thought the world would get less bigoted, less racist, and people would be more open-minded. For a while, I thought that was happening, but it’s been very scary the last few years. I really, truly believe that people are basically good in nature, and in the end, that prevails.”

For more from Zooey, visit Cosmopolitan.com.