Latest Rashida Jones Quotes from Interviews

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• Everything is about consumerism. If there's money to be made, there will be an audience and people will feel empowered and I truly believe that women haven't fully tapped into their potential as a market.

  Rashida Jones

  Believe, People, Made

  Source: www.marieclaire.com

• I do feel there is a certain amount of distance and apathy that's created when you feel like there's a distance between you and the other people. So it's very easy to... when you have an app that sets it up where you very clearly swipe somebody's face off of your screen because you don't like the way they look, you're asking people to not appeal to their best selves. You're asking people to be brutal.

  Rashida Jones

  Distance, Self, People

  Source: www.marieclaire.com

• When I see somebody sun-drenched in a shot with their espadrilles and a cup of coffee, I'm like, "Your life is amazing. It's so perfect." I get drawn into that very easily so it totally worked, because the visual style sucks you in. It makes you want that.

  Rashida Jones

  Coffee, Perfect, Style

  Source: www.avclub.com

• I realize my need to be liked or my need for strangers to rate me well, even with their words and their thoughts, I'm not alone in that, and the whole thing is set up culturally so we feel that way.

  Rashida Jones

  Needs, Way, Realizing

  Source: www.avclub.com

• I wish for myself as an adult that I cared less what people thought of me, especially people who don't know me.

  Rashida Jones

  People, Wish, Adults

  Source: www.avclub.com

• I've never been in a writer's room.

  Rashida Jones

  Rooms

  Source: www.avclub.com

• I do have very strong, very conflicted feelings about rating systems and social media.

  Rashida Jones

  Strong, Media, Feelings

  Source: www.avclub.com

• It's really fun to write cuss words. Just in general.

  Rashida Jones

  Fun, Writing, Cuss Words

  Source: www.avclub.com

• I probably wouldn't be acting if I didn't grow up in Hollywood.

  Rashida Jones

  Growing Up, Acting, Hollywood

  "Keeping Up with Rashida Jones". Interview with Emma Brown, www.interviewmagazine.com. August 2, 2012.

• I have friends who have no choice; they came from whatever town, they didn't have anybody in entertainment and they just knew they wanted to act and they did it.

  Rashida Jones

  Choices, Towns, Entertainment

  "Keeping Up with Rashida Jones". Interview with Emma Brown, www.interviewmagazine.com. August 2, 2012.

• I think people kind of come in who they are, and it sort of doesn't even matter who their parents are - it can affect you a little bit, and you can be guided and shaped.

  Rashida Jones

  Thinking, People, Parent

  "Keeping Up with Rashida Jones". Interview with Emma Brown, www.interviewmagazine.com. August 2, 2012.

• There've been times when I have existential conversations with myself, and I've thought about leaving and trying to apply my education better. But ultimately it doesn't really matter. Learning how to write, learning how to write papers and structure, that's been very helpful for writing.

  Rashida Jones

  Writing, Leaving, Trying

  "Keeping Up with Rashida Jones". Interview with Emma Brown, www.interviewmagazine.com. August 2, 2012.

• I think there is this thing where people are impressed - it gives you a leg up in the sense that people won't treat you like a run-of-the-mill actress. They'll assign "smart" to your word bank, your adjective bank.

  Rashida Jones

  Running, Smart, Thinking

  "Keeping Up with Rashida Jones". Interview with Emma Brown, www.interviewmagazine.com. August 2, 2012.

• I love fashion, but maybe I love it peripherally.

  Rashida Jones

  Fashion, I Love Fashion, Love Fashion

  "Keeping Up with Rashida Jones". Interview with Emma Brown, www.interviewmagazine.com. August 2, 2012.

• There's room for everything in everybody.

  Rashida Jones

  Rooms

  Interview with Sean O'Neal, www.avclub.com. April 8, 2009.

• I have a deep respect for musicians, and I feel like I would want to be so prepared and so well-educated and deep in the process before I ever release anything.

  Rashida Jones

  Musician, Want, Release

  Interview with Sean O'Neal, www.avclub.com. April 8, 2009.

• I'm a sponge. I'm obsessed with comedy. I'm obsessed with the idea that you can make somebody laugh, and I love to be around people who can make other people laugh.

  Rashida Jones

  Ideas, People, Laughing

  Interview with Sean O'Neal, www.avclub.com. April 8, 2009.

• I love broad comedy. It has its place. If I were to do that, I'd love to do physical comedy.

  Rashida Jones

  Comedy, Broads, Physical Comedy

  Interview with Sean O'Neal, www.avclub.com. April 8, 2009.

• I think I'm a natural appreciator of comedy. I was definitely not the girl in junior high that all the guys wanted to date. They wanted to date my friends - which was great, because I had to be funny.

  Rashida Jones

  Girl, Thinking, Guy

  Interview with Sean O'Neal, www.avclub.com. April 8, 2009.

• I think it's a relatable concept - when you have a long-term relationship or marriage, and you want to try to be friends with that person, because you kind of grew up with that person and they know you better than anyone, and how it's just impossible to make that transition seamlessly.

  Rashida Jones

  Thinking, Long, Trying

  Interview with Sean O'Neal, www.avclub.com. April 8, 2009.

• I feel like until you show every side, you're not doing the gender justice.

  Rashida Jones

  Justice, Sides, Gender

  Interview with Sean O'Neal, www.avclub.com. April 8, 2009.

• I have a lot of girlfriends, but there's something that's so easy for me about hanging out with guys. It's fun, because I feel like they accept me right back, which is really nice.

  Rashida Jones

  Girlfriend, Fun, Nice

  Interview with Sean O'Neal, www.avclub.com. April 8, 2009.

• Women can do anything, and I want to see that. I want them to make more movies for girls, and just for girls. I want studios to start doing that.

  Rashida Jones

  Girl, Want, Studios

  Interview with Sean O'Neal, www.avclub.com. April 8, 2009.

• I hate to be a broken record - my parents have a lot to do with that too, because that's how they live their lives.

  Rashida Jones

  Hate, Broken, Parent

  Interview with Sean O'Neal, www.avclub.com. April 8, 2009.

• The minute you feel like there's nothing left to learn, whether it's with your career or life, you're done.

  Rashida Jones

  Careers, Done, Minutes

  Interview with Sean O'Neal, www.avclub.com. April 8, 2009.