Amy Poehler
Amy Poehler
Amy Poehler is an American actress, comedian, director, producer and writer. After studying improv at Chicago's Second City and ImprovOlympic in the early 1990s, she went to New York City in 1996 to become part of the improvisational comedy troupe Upright Citizens Brigade. The group's act became a half-hour sketch comedy series on Comedy Central in 1998. Along with other members of the comedy group, Poehler was a founder of the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Actress
Date of Birth16 September 1971
CountryUnited States of America
You have to be where you are to get where you need to go.
Being snubbed is not always a bad thing at awards shows because you end up getting a lot of people coming up to you and telling you how great you are.
People who read are people who dream, and we connect through the stories we live and tell and read.
If you can surf your life rather than plant your feet, you will be happier.
The creation of the UCB Theatre is by far my proudest professional accomplishment.
The computer is the new fireplace, everyone in the family gathers around the digital hearth for warmth.
Try putting your iPhones down every once in a while and look at people's faces.
Masters of Sex is the degree I got from Boston College.
There's nothing like watching a live performance of, frankly, anything. You have to make sure that people believe everything is improvised. I could not stress enough how little we [actors] prepare and what small amount of time we put in before these shows.
I want to be around people who dream and support and do things.
I think we should stop asking people in their 20s what they 'want to do' and start asking them what they don't want to do. Instead of asking students to 'declare their major' we should ask students to 'list what they will do anything to avoid.' It just makes a lot more sense.
Ladies like improv stilts, and I think men like improv giant cocks. But one of the great things about improv is that you get to play some roles you'd never get to play otherwise, you know, like the old Italian pizza-maker who's passing on the business down to his son. You get to play it all when you improvise.
You become more attractive when you love yourself. You attract the right things when you have a sense of who you are.
In conclusion, I invite the media to all grow a pair. And if you can't, I will lend you mine.