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
Women tend to double-speak - I'm definitely guilty of that.
I'm not easily offended. I have a pretty high tolerance for raunchiness or shock value, so I'm the wrong person to use as a gauge.
Streaking through a large crowd has always been a secret fantasy of mine.
Men do weird things when they experience fear. It's like a fight or flight thing.
It's such a fortunate life, if you can work as an actor.
There was a time when I let go of the reins and thought, What's meant to happen will happen. That's probably one of my biggest faults as a person, and something that I've had to work really hard on: believing in this idea that the universe will decide for me. The universe is not going to decide in your favor.
I would be an idiot to say comedy is easy, but it does come naturally. It never feels forced.
I took a Groundlings class in my 20s, and I was terrible. They didn't even pass me to the next level.
I tend to leave the house without makeup all the time. I'm kind of lazy that way.
Sometimes I look at where we've come to, and how much technology and advancement there is, and I can't believe that we're not this perfectly balanced, beautiful, peaceful society. I'm shocked that we're so deeply polarized, that there are people who want progress and they feel guilty for wanting progress, because it somehow seems un-American, because being American means staying ignorant and going backward.
I like to be in a European city where I can speak my language.
I have no issues with my identity.
I find it scary to sing - scarier than acting actually.
For the most part, there's so much of me in my characters.