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As much as my parents are part of Hollywood, I have no recollection of them giving me advice about it.
Rashida Jones
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Rashida Jones
Age: 48
Born: 1976
Born: February 25
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Rashida Leah Jones
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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.
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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.
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In college, I had a lot of friends who were writers and wanted to be writers and I felt intimidated by it. I just didn't know if I had any gift or voice and I had no confidence about it.
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You can't be an openly gay movie star. You can't be an openly gay pop star, really - minus Ricky Martin.
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I think people kind of come in who they are, and it sort of doesn't even matter who their parents are - it can affect you a little bit, and you can be guided and shaped.
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It's such a fortunate life, if you can work as an actor.
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