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
If you're a good improviser, you improvise well enough that people think that you're doing a sketch.
Ignore what other people think. Most people aren’t even paying attention to you.
Taking risks and making choices is what makes life so exciting.
Symmetry is pleasing but not as sexy. Einstein is cool but Picasso knows what I'm talking about.
I am tired of being tired and talking about how tired I am.
Nice manners are the secret keys to the universe.
Doing what you're afraid of, getting out of your comfort zone, taking risks like that- that's what life is.
Ang Lee’s been nominated for Best Director for Life of Pi, which is what I’m going to call the six weeks after I take this dress off!
I also love being able to do something that kids and families can enjoy because I have two children of my own and I want them to grow up watching all the fabulous animated movies and cartoons that I loved to watch as a kid.
I ate two waffles, a banana and cereal with blueberries. And that whas between my two breakfasts.
Don't start a scene where two people are talking about jumping out of a plane. Start the scene having already jumped. If you are scared, look into your partner's eyes. You will feel better.
You have to remember that goodbyes are temporary because no one ever really leaves and nothing lasts forever. People are always with us, because they are in our hearts and in our memory. The only thing we can depend on is change... Life is just a series of moments -- a string of pearls that make up the necklace of your life and so every once in a while, to complete the circle, you need to end a chapter.
You deserve love and you'll get it.
[At Boston College] I started working on the kinds of skills that you need for comedy. It's about being creative and learning to use your gift for being able to let loose and be very unself-conscious. It took me time though before I was really able to get comfortable doing that.