Rashida Jones in The Rules for Starting Over by Michael Desmond/Fox
As part of a recent TVGuide.com Q&A, Rashida Jones had this to share about her Fox comedy The Rules for Starting Over, and how it might affect her run on The Office:
TVGuide.com: Now tell me about the Fox pilot you just booked, The Rules for Starting Over. What's the concept?
Rashida Jones: It's a comedy about friends who are kind of on the other side of the fun dating game — they've been through divorces and failed relationships — and they're now asking, "How do you reinvent your love life when you feel like all the good parts of being in your twenties are over?" I play a divorce lawyer and I basically represent all my guy friends, who have all been divorced twice, thrice....
TVGuide.com: And they have all slept with you at one point or another....
Jones: No, they haven't! This isn't Showtime. But I'm sort of like a workaholic and I have a boyfriend who I have not been with for a very long time, but I continue to idealize him in my mind and don't give any other guy a shot. The pilot is about me opening up a bit and exploring my options.
TVGuide.com: Is this a "second position" thing, or is there an expiration date set for your Office gig?
Jones: It's very nebulous. We've talked about some things, and other things may happen.... You see so many actors doing double duty on shows, so it's totally possible. But I have to say, it will be hard for me [to leave The Office] because I really love this show and I love this part.
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