Rashida Jones
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Hi, come in. Welcome to Fashion Neurosis, Rashida Jones. Thank you. Happy to be here.
Nervous.
Can you tell me what you're wearing today and why you chose these particular clothes?
Well, I am wearing a kind of suit, stripy suit, by a wonderful designer who's also my friend named Erdem.
Erdem. I love Erdem.
I was in my Bella Freud cashmere top, but it's really hot out and... I had to prioritize that, but it is my favorite top, and I wear it all the time.
Thank you. You're an award-winning actor, producer, and writer. You're also the daughter of the legendary Quincy Jones, who was a mentor and collaborator to countless artists, including Michael Jackson and Ray Charles. But it's your mother, the actress Peggy Lipton, who died in 2019, who seems to have been your compass. And I wondered, what were her reassuring qualities?
Oh, my mom was an angel. She... Very sensitive person. She was really dialed into something deeper than just being here on this planet. She was a seeker. And she got famous really young. She was on TV when she was 19 on the Mod Squad. And it just all happened so fast. She was really famous really fast because there were just three tv networks in the states and so you're you're watching that show if you're watching tv so everybody knew she was and she kind of she just you know exploded onto the scene she was so beautiful and she had such cool style um and it was a lot for her and um And I think she decided kind of quickly that wasn't the path she wanted for her life because she wanted something else.
She wanted something deeper. So I think that part of my mom was extremely comforting for me. She was very loving, very affectionate, very empathetic, very sensitive, and a very deep person.
God, how lovely. especially my mother died too and um but I wasn't connected to her in the way you describe and it's a different feeling I you know it's something that I love to hear about and I I know there was something there between my mother and I but it didn't get expressed very often so I feel like I can kind of connect to that via other people's closeness and remember the things that were possible between my mum and myself and
Yeah. I mean, I do think moms and daughters always complicated. Always. As much love as there is there. And I'm with you because I don't have a mom now. I'm always sort of searching for this particular type of relationship.
Yeah.
female relationship that is that comfort, that very comforting and protective person. So I definitely have that in my life to make up for what I don't have anymore.
Yeah. I've noticed that I look for mother figures in men as well. Interesting. And they're really good mother figures sometimes. Yeah.
Like what qualities in a man have you found that are maternal?
Well, this sort of nurture and attentive attention to well-being that was something very lacking. I mean, in My era of upbringing, I don't know if people paid such attention to that, you know, making sure someone's getting from A to B. And even things like cooking, I don't cook. Right. So sometimes... If my man is a cook, I'll feel like it's sort of a maternal thing.
It is. Very nurturing food. That's so nice. I love thinking about men embodying those qualities because, you know, for so many reasons, but... My partner and I made this movie about this swim teacher and he was raised with just a mom and not a dad and four sisters or something. And he's a mom in the pool. That's why he's such a good teacher, you know. that's how he learned how to be a parent and a teacher is from his mom. I just love that.
It's the most brilliant movie. I mean, it's completely spellbinding. I love that. It was nominated for an Oscar as well.
It was shortlisted. Right. So it was like the 15 before the 5.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:04–7:46
2
What does Rashida Jones say about her relationship with her mother Peggy Lipton?
7:46–31:16
3
How did Rashida’s parents’ style influence her own fashion sensibility?
31:16–51:06
4
When did Rashida first feel empowered by clothing as a child?
51:06–56:52
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How did Rashida experience her parents’ divorce and feelings of loyalty?
56:52–1:01:58