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
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.
A question I get asked a lot is 'What is it like to play the straight guy all the time?' And I'm totally okay with it.
You can love somebody and it can change your life but it doesn't mean that you're necessarily right to be together forever, but that love will change your life forever. And that's okay.
I'm friends with a lot of my exes, but it took time. We didn't just get into it. I don't think you can be friends until you're cool with them dating someone else. That's when you know.
In early high school years, I was pretty chubby, and I spent a lot of time on my computer, before it was cool to have a computer - because there was a time that was true. So that's where I developed my personality.
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.