Rashida Jones Quotes

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

I have a father who came from nothing and conquered the world. The last thing I'm going to do is sit here and spend his money and try to look pretty. That's not interesting to me at all.

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

I have a lot of girl friends who are very adept at making friends, and guys are just not.

Streaking through a large crowd has always been a secret fantasy of mine.

Music breaks my heart constantly.

I kind of understand now why people freak out when they see celebrities that they love, because that's how I feel about every single Muppet.

Caring about what people think of me decreases everyday.

When a thing you love faces adversity, you start to feel more protective of it. Also, you take an inventory all the time. You ask yourself, "Is this worth all my fighting?"

If you feel like you can't actually do the right thing and you're headed off into the field of justice, maybe there's no point in going into it.

The justice system is flawed, and that just because you're overtly guilty doesn't actually mean you're actually going to go away, to jail.

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

I don't really mess with Instagram much, but I get why people love it. Because to me, it's better to tell a story through a picture than 140 characters.

I like to wear what make me feel great, which can mean the color, or that the fit's right, or that it's just an interesting piece of clothing. I like to change it up.

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

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.

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.

I love fashion, but maybe I love it peripherally.

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

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

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.

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.

I do have designers that I love to wear, like Philip Lim and Marc Jacobs whose stuff I know will look good on my body. But still, I always like to express myself by changing things up.

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

There's no sense that you can knock on your neighbor's door or be part of a local community group, and that's part of your responsibility as a human being.

There's a sense of entitlement and isolationism that I think is really dangerous, and the way globalization and technology have been used isn't really for the best.

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.

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.