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."

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

— Rashida Jones

Music

All Quotes by Rashida Jones

“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.”

— Rashida Jones

Cool

“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

“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

“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.”

— Rashida Jones

History

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

— Rashida Jones

Beauty

“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

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

— Rashida Jones

Dad

“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

“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

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

— Rashida Jones

Marriage

“Music breaks my heart constantly.”

— Rashida Jones

Music

“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 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

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

— Rashida Jones

Smile

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

— Rashida Jones

Dating

“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

“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

“Men do weird things when they experience fear. It's like a fight-or-flight thing.”

— Rashida Jones

Experience

“You can never stop discovering music.”

— Rashida Jones

Music

“I have a lot of skepticism about marriage and monogamy.”

— Rashida Jones

Marriage