Rashida Jones

Just because a situation is grim doesn't mean you don't have every right to smile.

You know, I grew up on romantic comedies, and it's hard to find a new way to tell that story.

I love romantic comedies. I have a deep respect for them. I think they're really difficult to write and write well.

I think anybody who has had a long relationship and has had a really hard time letting go, wants to feel like it's not all for naught, and it's meaningful, because it makes you who you are.

My pet peeve and my goal in life is to somehow get an adjective for 'integrity' in the dictionary. 'Truthful' doesn't really cover it, or 'genuine.' It should be like 'integritus.'

I don't want to be an artist, go on tour and make a video and wear sexy clothes. I would just love to make music.

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

Music breaks my heart constantly.

Music is hugely important to me.

You can never stop discovering music.

I know my mom said as early as she can remember letting me watch TV, my one treat a week when I was like 6 was to stay up and watch 'Saturday Night Live.'

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

I have a lot of skepticism about marriage and monogamy.

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.

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.

There's a definite responsibility that comes with being famous. You shouldn't be able to just dress up and look pretty.

I want a baby and I want a family, for sure.

In high school, I was on the youth advisory council for the Mayor's Office of Los Angeles, and that was kind of my first experience in the bureaucratic system. We tried to get things done, and nobody was really interested in getting anything done.

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

Well, dating has become a sport and not about finding the person you love.