Quotes by Rashida Jones

“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.”

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

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

“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.”

“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.”

“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'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.”

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

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

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

“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.”

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

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

“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.”

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

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

“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.'”

“You can never stop discovering music.”

“Music is hugely important to me.”

“Music breaks my heart constantly.”

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

“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.”

“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 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 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.”

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

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