Amy Poehler Quotes
Both conservatives and liberals watch 'Parks and Recreation,' and they each think the show is for them, which is really cool. 'SNL' was totally different. It was exciting because everyone was paying attention. Political humor works when people know what you're talking about.
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When I first met Elvis, we had so much in common and became fast friends.
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There is nothing more likely to start disagreement among people or countries than an agreement.
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I would love to be in 'Dancing With the Stars.'
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I live for my work, apart from my family who come first. And I live to tell stories and pretend to be other people, it's something I've been doing since I was 3 years old. Maybe it's because I'm intrinsically bored with myself, and I find other people more interesting.
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I'm not so sure I believe in dopplegangers. I just prefer to be Dane DeHaan.
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You can talk about and think about Muslims as you want, but you can't stop Muslims from building a mosque. You can hate Muslims from the comfort of your house or publicly, but when that becomes stopping Muslims from building a mosque or worshipping, then we are crossing the line into something else.
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The first drama thing I really got stuck into was 'A Midsummer Night's Dream.' I played Puck. That's when I said, 'I want to be an actor.'
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If you don't ponder the end of the world on a regular basis, I don't think you're really human.
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I'm addicted to 'Scandal.' Joe Morton is the devil, and I love him. I am addicted to 'Boardwalk Empire.' Jeffrey Wright is the devil, and I love him.
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I'm lucky in some ways in that I really don't need more than five or so hours of sleep.
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Smoke machines are the best!
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I have always looked up to Adele and Christina Aguilera as singers ever since I was very young, and now my favorite male singer is Hozier.
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Nothing makes us love a person as much as praying for him.
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I think I owe it to myself to put my best effort forward and prove how good I can be.
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The war against terrorism is a war against those who engage in torture.
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My brother is really, really slow.
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I'd rather work all night and sleep all day... perhaps I was a mole in my last incarnation.
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How hard can it be to walk up and down in a straight line? You just need to put one step in front of another; most people do it all the time. What's the worst that can happen? You fall over. Sometimes that happens to non-models, too; it wouldn't be the end of the world.
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I always say that people are like peanut shells on the ocean: the waves will take them everywhere.
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I do believe that children are all blessings from god. And I feel it's all positive, it's positive experience. You know, I don't like to dwell on any of the negative. And - a lot of people do.
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Before I came to Bollywood, lot of people told me that here things are not very professional, but I've had no such experience.
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It is really hard to completely re-learn how to express yourself without using words. When you take away speech, you have to re-invent the way you express yourself. You have to exaggerate your body language and your facial expressions.
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You know the sound of two hands clapping; tell me, what is the sound of one hand?
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Both conservatives and liberals watch 'Parks and Recreation,' and they each think the show is for them, which is really cool. 'SNL' was totally different. It was exciting because everyone was paying attention. Political humor works when people know what you're talking about.
