Rashida Jones

“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 re...”

“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.”

“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 d...”

“I love romantic comedies. I have a deep respect for them. I think they're really difficult to write and write well.”

“You know, I grew up on romantic comedies, and it's hard to find a new way to tell that story.”

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

“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 myse...”

“I have a father who came from nothing and conquered the world. The last thing I'm going to do is sit here and spend his money and try to look pretty. That's not interesting to me at all.”

“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'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.”

“My activities tend to revolve around crossword puzzles, reading and playing piano and games with my friends.”

“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, y...”

“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...”

“You can never stop discovering music.”

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

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

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

“I love being part of an ensemble.”

“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 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.”