Top 164 Quotes & Sayings by Rashida Jones
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Last updated on December 23, 2024.
In high school, I was on the youth advisory council for the Mayor's Office of Los Angeles, and that was kind of my first experience in the bureaucratic system. We tried to get things done, and nobody was really interested in getting anything done.
Comedy is like music, and the way to make the best music is to have skilled musicians in your band.
Geeks are finally having their day.
I love guys and the way they think; they're so straightforward - and women can learn from that.
There's a definite responsibility that comes with being famous. You shouldn't be able to just dress up and look pretty.
Just because a situation is grim doesn't mean you don't have every right to smile.
I'm lucky because I have so many clashing cultural, racial things going on: black, Jewish, Irish, Portuguese, Cherokee. I can float and be part of any community I want.
Sure, being good at your job is really important, but in acting, so much of the decision's already made the minute you walk in the room because they're like, 'His hair's good or she's got the right skin color' or whatever. It's so random, but it's so physically oriented.
I like to be in a European city where I can speak my language.
My first love, I'll never forget, and it's such a big part of who I am, and in so many ways, we could never be together, but that doesn't mean that it's not forever. Because it is forever.
Well, I'm not a method actress by any stretch of the imagination so the best thing that I can do is be as real as possible and find whatever commonality in that character that I can see myself.
I think that women are powerful and they're multifaceted and they're survivors; they don't have to depend on a man to do the things they needed them to do, whether it was hunting or lifting heavy things, so what's a man's place now? Who knows!
People are very nice to me, and they've been nice as my career has gotten better and I've gotten more jobs. But the reality is that if I decided tomorrow that I didn't want to act anymore, it's not like people are going to be like, 'Please, come back!'
If I can surround myself with hilarious people every day, I will always want to go to work.
Well, dating has become a sport and not about finding the person you love.
It's downright undignified how many blazers I've bought over the years. And will continue to buy. They immediately give shape and add authority. With the perfect blazer, anything is possible.
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 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 think there's just an inherent burden of being alive and being a woman. No man would ever admit that, but I think women know it, which is: You know more than men, you know more than most people you're dealing with every day, and you know that's it up to you to make things move forward, and you get paid half as much, but you just do it.
My dad always tell me to make decisions from love and not from fear.
It's hard to find female leads that are flawed and interesting and dynamic.
You know, I definitely have an inclination to work in the public sector.
My pet peeve and my goal in life is to somehow get an adjective for 'integrity' in the dictionary. 'Truthful' doesn't really cover it, or 'genuine.' It should be like 'integritus.'
I've always dreamt of having some sort of undercover job. I think it's probably the coolest thing in the world, but ultimately a very lonely life.
I've been really lucky thus far with acting, in that I can do things I believe in and feel good about, and feel good about myself. If for some reason one day that ends, I won't do it anymore. If I feel like I have to compromise myself to continue to be in this industry, I don't want to do that.
I know that in life there will be sickness, devastation, disappointments, heartache - it's a given. What's not a given is the way you choose to get through it all. If you look hard enough, you can always find the bright side.
You can't be an openly gay movie star. You can't be an openly gay pop star, really - minus Ricky Martin.
I know what it's like to have my heart broken. It is not adorable.
Women have been interesting forever.
Good rom-coms have some reflection of the way things are, the sign of the times.
I don't think any other emotion is the equivalent of laughter. So I do whatever I can to laugh all the time and to hide my pain.
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.
I love romantic comedies. I have a deep respect for them. I think they're really difficult to write and write well.
You can never stop discovering music.
In my twenties I would be skeptical of a bad haircut, but once you turn thirty it's more about whether he a nice person and does he open the door for me. Once you turn thirty-five, it's more about would he make a good father. And even if you're just liking somebody and digging on someone, I think you can't help but think in those terms.
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'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.
Music is hugely important to me.
People don't believe this, but Hollywood really is a meritocracy.
I have six brothers and sisters. We all look totally different: blonde hair, curly hair, green eyes, dark eyes, dark skin, light skin. It's just how it is.
I'm friends with a lot of my exes, but it took time. We didn't just get into it. I don't think you can be friends until you're cool with them dating someone else. That's when you know.
I have to say, you know, I've seen so many people go through the cycle and become famous and not famous anymore and, you know, want - have their priorities change and want different things.
I probably wouldn't be acting if I didn't grow up in Hollywood.
My parents are the coolest of the cool on every single level, and it's because they have a deep appreciation for every moment of their lives.
I can be pretty persuasive if I believe in something strongly enough.
I pretty much borrow my entire beauty regime from my mom.
There's no better way to process pain than to write.
There's people who watch shows while they're preparing their dinners, and they don't want to focus, and they don't want to be challenged, and whatever. And then there's people who want to really sit down and get into a character in a world, and feel like they're expanding, or they have complex relationships, or whatever.
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 part of being an adult is leaving the fairytale behind.
I love being part of an ensemble.
Men do weird things when they experience fear. It's like a fight-or-flight thing.
Women tend to double-speak - I'm definitely guilty of that.
I think every girl has that a guy she has trouble letting go of.
I have a lot of girl friends who are very adept at making friends, and guys are just not.
Smiling is definitely one of the best beauty remedies. If you have a good sense of humor and a good approach to life, that's beautiful.
In early high school years, I was pretty chubby, and I spent a lot of time on my computer, before it was cool to have a computer - because there was a time that was true. So that's where I developed my personality.
I would be an idiot to say comedy is easy, but it does come naturally. It never feels forced.
I am generally cast as the dependable, affable, loving, friend-wife-girlfriend.
As much as my parents are part of Hollywood, I have no recollection of them giving me advice about it.
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