Rashida Jones
Rashida Jones
Rashida Leah Jones is an American actress, comic book author, film producer, singer, and screenwriter. She is known for playing Ann Perkins on NBC's comedy Parks and Recreation, Louisa Fenn on Fox's Boston Public, and Karen Filippelli on The Office. She has had film roles in I Love You, Man, Our Idiot Brother, The Social Network, The Muppets, and Celeste and Jesse Forever, for which she wrote the screenplay. She now plays the lead role in the TBS comedy series,...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actress
Date of Birth25 February 1976
CityLos Angeles, CA
CountryUnited States of America
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.
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.
You can't really invest in your looks as the only thing because it's a depreciating asset. It's like putting money into a stock that's going down.
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 pretty much borrow my entire beauty regime from my mom.
I love romantic comedies. I have a deep respect for them. I think they're really difficult to write and write well.
I love guys and the way they think; they're so straightforward - and women can learn from that.
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 know what it's like to have my heart broken. It is not adorable.
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.
I love being part of an ensemble.
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.
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.
I think there's just an inherent burden of being alive and being a woman. No man would ever admit that, but I think women know it, which is: You know more than men, you know more than most people you're dealing with every day, and you know that's it up to you to make things move forward, and you get paid half as much, but you just do it.