Rashida

The Quotable Rashida Jones

ON ACTING

" "Having a famous person as a father is not going to help you if he's not producing, directing and writing the movie you want a part in. But there are definitely haters. People who think that you have it easy and they want to try to balance it out by making it difficult. You know what, screw 'em. All I can keep doing is this acting thing as best I can."
- The Voice, September 2004

" I started doing theater sophomore year. I realized that if it was something that I loved why should I treat it as an extra-curricular if I could actually excel at it? And I thought I would give it a shot."
- American Jewish Life, February 2007

" I mean, nobody ever feels secure unless you're Tom Cruise and you produce your own movies.You might think, 'Okay, finally I have enough clout. Getting the next job is not going to be a problem'. And you're just wrong because you've moved up the ladder, but there are other people trying to make it on every single rung and it's still a struggle."
- Birmingham Post, 11th August 2004

" I had a big depression in college and theatre was the only thing that kept me going. Acting was a way to channel all the angst and express myself in a set of circumstances where there were no real consequences."
- Us Weekly, 22nd January 2004

" I had a sophomore slump and doing shows was the only thing that was getting me through it. I was away from home and just felt lonely and detached and confused about my life. But acting grounded me and was really fun so I thought, why can't it be something I do forever?"
- Birmingham Post, 11th August 2004

ON IDENTITY

" Growing up in L.A., my friends were from different cultures – Latino, black, white. It was never an issue that my dad is black and my mom is white."
- Cosmo Girl, 2001

ON FAITH

" At the risk of sounding lame, I pray every day. i definitely believe in a higher power."
- Us Weekly, 22nd January 2004

ON WHAT SHE LOOKS FOR IN A MAN

" I like boyish guys. I've never been one for the manly, hunky type."
- Jane Magazine, 2001

ON HER CHILDHOOD AMBITION

" I wanted to be the first black Jewish female president. How am I doing with that? It's not going that well."
- Birmingham Post, 11th August 2004

WHO KNEW?

" I was a raver in college. I had ponytails and a backpack, baggy jeans, a dummy. I was at raves every weekend. I was such a dork."
- Sunday Mirror, 22nd August 2004

THE ART OF LIVING

"Be friendly to everybody; protect yourself ­ people sometimes want a piece of you for not good reason; and always do things out of love not fear."
- Us Weekly, 22nd January 2004

ON MICHAEL JACKSON

" What kid didn't love Michael Jackson? I did get to know him quite well but I mean how well can you get to know Michael Jackson?"
- Birmingham Post, 11th August 2004