Rashida Jones

Rashida Jones

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Rashida Jones is an American actress, born 1976, whose eloquence matched a remarkable career. Their reputation for her roles as Louisa Fenn on the Fox drama series Boston Public (2000–2002), Karen Filippelli on the NBC comedy series The Office, Ann Perkins on the NBC comedy series Parks and Recreation (2009–2015), and as the eponymous lead role in the TBS comedy series Angie Tribeca (2016–2019) lends every quote an extra layer of authority. Discover 36 of Rashida Jones's most memorable quotes, ranging across Music, Cool, Beauty, Romantic, and Mom. Among their most shared lines: "I pretty much borrow my entire beauty regime from my mom."

“There's a definite responsibility that comes with being famous. You shouldn't be able to just dress up and look pretty.”

— Rashida Jones

Famous

All Quotes by Rashida Jones

“Well, dating has become a sport and not about finding the person you love.”

— Rashida Jones

Dating

“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.”

— Rashida Jones

Cool

“Just because a situation is grim doesn't mean you don't have every right to smile.”

— Rashida Jones

Smile

“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.'”

— Rashida Jones

Mom

“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.”

— Rashida Jones

Beauty

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

— Rashida Jones

Dad

“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.”

— Rashida Jones

Imagination

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

— Rashida Jones

Respect

“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.”

— Rashida Jones

Music

“Ads featuring real women and real beauty are such a necessary component to offset the potentially dangerous programming out there for little girls.”

— Rashida Jones

Beauty

“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.”

— Rashida Jones

Change

“There's a definite responsibility that comes with being famous. You shouldn't be able to just dress up and look pretty.”

— Rashida Jones

Famous

“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.”

— Rashida Jones

Experience

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

— Rashida Jones

Beauty

“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.”

— Rashida Jones

Cool

“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.”

— Rashida Jones

Relationship

“Music breaks my heart constantly.”

— Rashida Jones

Music

“Music is hugely important to me.”

— Rashida Jones

Music

“Marriage feels like an industry with catering and really expensive bands.”

— Rashida Jones

Marriage

“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.'”

— Rashida Jones

Pet