Rashida Jones Quotes

I can be pretty persuasive if I believe in something strongly enough.

I am definitively qualitative about work.

I would [call myself a feminist], yes, I believe in the unadulterated advancement of women. And we have so far to go still.

In college, I had a lot of friends who were writers and wanted to be writers and I felt intimidated by it. I just didn't know if I had any gift or voice and I had no confidence about it.

I don't think that there's been one example in history where somebody has openly talked about their personal life and it's done them any good.

I think anybody who has had a long relationship and has had a really hard time letting go, wants to feel like it's not all for naught, and it's meaningful, because it makes you who you are.

I love going to weddings.

I took a Groundlings class in my 20s, and I was terrible. They didn't even pass me to the next level.

You can love somebody and it can change your life but it doesn't mean that you're necessarily right to be together forever, but that love will change your life forever. And that's okay.

I would be an idiot to say comedy is easy, but it does come naturally. It never feels forced.

As much as my parents are part of Hollywood, I have no recollection of them giving me advice about it.

My dad always tell me to make decisions from love and not from fear.

I like to be in a European city where I can speak my language.

I don't like expectations.

I totally believe in romance and love and all that.

Invest in your brain, invest in your talents. Those things can appreciate and they get better as you get older.

I find it scary to sing - scarier than acting actually.

I have no issues with my identity.

Good rom-coms have some reflection of the way things are, the sign of the times.

For the most part, there's so much of me in my characters.

A question I get asked a lot is 'What is it like to play the straight guy all the time?' And I'm totally okay with it.

I don't want to be an artist, go on tour and make a video and wear sexy clothes. I would just love to make music.

I tend to leave the house without makeup all the time. I'm kind of lazy that way.

Everything French is amazing, especially creme brulee, but then burnt sugar works for me in any capacity.

I'm terrified of performing live.

It's very challenging to learn something new as an adult.

In elementary and high school, I never considered acting as a profession.

Mom is the most unconditionally loving person I will ever know, and she has always supported me on every level.

Music is hugely important to me.

Chemotherapy is brutal. The goal is pretty much to kill everything in your body without killing you.

Auditioning is the worst.

Comedy is like music, and the way to make the best music is to have skilled musicians in your band.

I'm generally a pretty friendly person.

I think you make mistakes, especially in your twenties, where you date guys you wouldn't even be friends with - ever.

I really like the relaxed glamour of the 70s.

I pretty much borrow my entire beauty regime from my mom.

It's hard to find female leads that are flawed and interesting and dynamic.

I love guys and the way they think; they're so straightforward - and women can learn from that.

I know what it's like to have my heart broken. It is not adorable.

People still go to Comic-Con because they love comics.

I want a baby and I want a family, for sure.

I'm a comedy geek so anything comedy related, whether that's standup shows, improv shows, I'm all over that. That's my favorite way to be entertained always.

I had a nickname in junior high, and I'm loathe to say this: 'potato lady.'

In 2002 Mom and I got a chance to act together in a play called 'Pitching to the Star,' with her brother, Robert Lipton. The three of us on the same stage - that was such a special experience for me.

You know, I definitely have an inclination to work in the public sector.

For the most part, it is really nice when people come up to me, because I do think that people who are awkward relate to me, and that's really nice. It's generally good.

I know my mom said as early as she can remember letting me watch TV, my one treat a week when I was like 6 was to stay up and watch 'Saturday Night Live.'

I can fall asleep anywhere.

It's such a fortunate life, if you can work as an actor.

People are not enjoying life because they're trying to be something or brand themselves.