Quotes from Rashida Jones

I have a lot of skepticism about marriage and monogamy.

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.

You can never stop discovering music.

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

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.

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

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.'

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

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

Music is hugely important to me.

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.

Caring about what people think of me decreases everyday.

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

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.

I have a father who came from nothing and conquered the world. The last thing I'm going to do is sit here and spend his money and try to look pretty. That's not interesting to me at all.

You can never stop discovering music.

I was like, 'Oh, my God, girls are so pretty and soft. No stubble burn! What am I doing with guys?' [I] haven't dipped back since, but I was very appreciative of the experience.

I know that in life there will be sickness, devastation, disappointments, heartache - it's a given. What's not a given is the way you choose to get through it all. If you look hard enough, you can always find the bright side.

You can't be an openly gay movie star. You can't be an openly gay pop star, really - minus Ricky Martin.

It's downright undignified how many blazers I've bought over the years. And will continue to buy. They immediately give shape and add authority. With the perfect blazer, anything is possible.

I had a nickname in junior high, and I'm loathe to say this: 'potato lady.'

I remember being a kid and seeing the 'National Inquirer' at the grocery store checkout line. When somebody actually picked up a copy, it was mortifying. You felt dirty for them. But now it's perfectly acceptable to read something like that. There's absolutely no taboo surrounding that kind of exploitation.

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

I feel like there is this weird thing where celebrity involvement in political campaigns kind of goes together like peanut butter and chocolate. Sometimes it's good, sometimes it's bad.