Rashida Jones

“You can never stop discovering music.”

“I took a Groundlings class in my 20s, and I was terrible. They didn't even pass me to the next level.”

“Good rom-coms have some reflection of the way things are, the sign of the times.”

“As much as my parents are part of Hollywood, I have no recollection of them giving me advice about it.”

“I think that women are powerful and they're multifaceted and they're survivors; they don't have to depend on a man to do the things they needed them to do, whether it was hunting or lifting heavy things, so what's a man's place now? Who knows!”

“I have six brothers and sisters. We all look totally different: blonde hair, curly hair, green eyes, dark eyes, dark skin, light skin. It's just how it is.”

“I can be pretty persuasive if I believe in something strongly enough.”

“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.”

“For the most part, there's so much of me in my characters.”

“I'm terrified of performing live.”

“Timing is everything with relationships.”

“I can fall asleep anywhere.”

“Women tend to double-speak - I'm definitely guilty of that.”

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

“Sure, being good at your job is really important, but in acting, so much of the decision's already made the minute you walk in the room because they're like, 'His hair's good or she's got the right skin color' or whatever. It's so random, but it's so physically oriented.”

“Women have been interesting forever.”

“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.”

“A question I get asked a lot is 'What is it like to play the straight guy all the time?' And I'm totally okay with it.”

“Geeks are finally having their day.”

“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, you can always find the bright side.”