Top 120 Rashida Jones Quotes (2024 Update)
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101. “I’ve been really lucky with acting, in that I can do things I believe in and feel good about, and feel good about myself. If for some reason one day that ends, I won’t do it anymore. If I feel like I have to compromise myself to continue to be in this industry, I don’t want to do that.”

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102. “Women tend to double-speak – I’m definitely guilty of that.”

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103. “I would be an idiot to say comedy is easy, but it does come naturally. It never feels forced.”

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104. “I had a nickname in junior high, and I’m loathe to say this: ‘potato lady.’”

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105. “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.”

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

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107. “I love guys and the way they think; they’re so straightforward – and women can learn from that.”

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

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109. “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.”

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

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111. “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.”

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112. “In elementary and high school, I never considered acting as a profession.”

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

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114. “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.”

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115. “For the most part, having more money and more fame make your life harder. It just does. I’ve seen it happen with people. You know, it’s so hard to stay normal. It’s so hard to stay happy. It’s hard to remember why you were doing what you did in the first place.”

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

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117. “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.”

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118. “I can fall asleep anywhere.”

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119. “I tend to leave the house without makeup all the time. I’m kind of lazy that way.”

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120. “To me, it’s really easy to feel glamorous and beautiful with red lips. It’s great because you don’t have to do anything else. I don’t have to do anything to my face. I can have cleanly washed hair and if I just put on like a matte red lip, it just makes everything seem special.”

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121. “I love being part of an ensemble.”

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122. “You know, I definitely have an inclination to work in the public sector.”

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123. “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.”

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124. “I feel like until you show every side, you’re not doing the gender justice.”

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125. “I love fashion, but maybe I love it peripherally.”

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126. “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.”

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127. “I’m terrified of performing live.”

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128. “For the most part, it is really nice when people come up to me, because I do think that people who are awkward relate to me, and that’s really nice. It’s generally good.”

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129. “Caring about what people think of me decreases everyday.”

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130. “I think part of being an adult is leaving the fairytale behind.”

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131. “I really like the relaxed glamour of the ’70s.”

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132. “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.”

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133. “I totally believe in romance and love and all that.”

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134. “I find it scary to sing – scarier than acting actually.”

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135. “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.”

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

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137. “It’s hard to find female leads that are flawed and interesting and dynamic.”

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