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

In my twenties I would be skeptical of a bad haircut, but once you turn thirty it's more about whether he a nice person and does he open the door for me. Once you turn thirty-five, it's more about would he make a good father. And even if you're just liking somebody and digging on someone, I think you can't help but think in those terms.

I think part of being an adult is leaving the fairytale behind.

I would be an idiot to say comedy is easy, but it does come naturally. It never feels forced.

My parents are the coolest of the cool on every single level, and it's because they have a deep appreciation for every moment of their lives.

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.

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'm lucky because I have so many clashing cultural, racial things going on: black, Jewish, Irish, Portuguese, Cherokee. I can float and be part of any community I want.

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