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Quotes By Amy Poehler

I don’t watch a lot of comedy. For relaxation and escape, I watch shows about how people survive bear attacks. Or old episodes of ‘Law and Order,’ the Benjamin Bratt/Jerry Orbach era.

Amy Poehler
Law Order Watch

I’d say any good set or any comedy that I’ve worked on, that’s worked, has been comedians pitching ideas back and forth to each other. A lot of like, ‘What if you say this? What about this?’

Amy Poehler
GoodComedy Ideas

I worked at an ice cream parlor called Chadwicks. We wore old-timey outfits and had to bang a drum, play a kazoo, and sing ‘Happy Birthday’ to people while giving them free birthday sundaes. Lots of ice cream scooping and $1 tips.

Amy Poehler
BirthdayFree Happy

When you’re doing sketch comedy and you’re pregnant, it’s like wearing a giant sombrero in every sketch.

Amy Poehler
Comedy Pregnant Wearing

Any actor or actress that tells you that they don’t watch their stuff is lying.

Amy Poehler
Actress Stuff Watch

I get a little itchy if I don’t have some control.

Amy Poehler
Control Itchy

Whenever I read stories of people doing huge pranks on set, all I think is, ‘These people have too much time on their hands.’ Besides, I don’t want to make some poor assistant clean up someone’s trailer after I’ve filled it with, say, Cadbury eggs. See? I can’t even think of a good prank.

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GoodTimePoor

In a recent Valentine’s Day posting on her fan website, Britney Spears says that – oh, who cares?

Amy Poehler
Fan Oh Says

Always remember your kid’s name. Always remember where you put your kid. Don’t let your kid drive until their feet can reach the pedals. Use the right size diapers… for yourself. And, when in doubt, make funny faces.

Amy Poehler
FunnyRemember Until

There’s something so romantic about being broke in New York. You gotta do it. You have to live there once without any money, and then you have to live there when you have money. Let me tell you, of the two, the latter is far better.

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MoneyRomanticFar

As an actor, you can certainly, at any moment and at any time, discover 400 people who think you’re stupid, fat and ugly.

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TimeMoment Stupid

Improvisation is almost like the retarded cousin in the comedy world. We’ve been trying forever to get improvisation on TV. It’s just like stand-up. It’s best when it’s just left alone. It doesn’t translate always on TV. It’s best live.

Amy Poehler
AloneBestAlmost

I hate Halloween. I hate dressing up. I hate – I wear wigs, makeup, costumes every day. Halloween is like, my least favorite holiday.

Amy Poehler
Favorite Hate Wear

If you do a scene and you really like a character in it or a premise in it to write it down and to work on it so that you can have five or six characters that you can pull out in an audition.

Amy Poehler
WorkCharacter Characters

When you’re a stay-at-home mother you have to pretend it’s really boring, but it’s not. It’s enriching and fulfilling, and an amazing experience. And then when you’re a working mother you have to pretend that you feel guilty all day long.

Amy Poehler
AmazingExperienceMother
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