Amy Poehler Quotes
It’s very hard to have ideas. It’s very hard to put yourself out there, it’s very hard to be vulnerable, but those people who do that are the dreamers, the thinkers and the creators. They are the magic people of the world.
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I wanted life to be episodic. I wanted to be a magazine photographer and I was willing to do what it took to become that.
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Pity is the deadliest feeling that can be offered to a woman.
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I am not Shakespeare or Hemingway, but I have written stories on tennis that were brilliant.
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When you fall in love, you become weak.
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'SVU' is one of my favorite shows. When I got the call to appear and play myself, I jumped at the chance. Obviously, I went over my lines, but playing yourself is a really great way to get your feet wet in the acting field. I enjoyed being on set and learning as much as I could about the scripted world.
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I actually started playing in little cafes around New York, and I have a lot of good friends of mine who are musicians who are struggling in New York.
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You can be lonely when you have a guy living with you.
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It is a myth of publishers that people want to read easy things.
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Give a talk to children and tell them dinosaurs didn't drag their tails, and you get arguments.
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Your focus should be on creating an environment where growth can occur and then letting nature take its course.
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I had always dreamed of winning Wimbledon and when it happened it was very stressful. It was more of a relief!
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Give news a little more time, and don't request that they also, in their news time, entertain. We're not entertainers. We're journalists. And we need more time to do our job well.
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I try to avoid experience if I can. Most experience is bad.
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Writing is like a rollercoaster ride for me, an adventure. I love exploring the world through 'playing' people who are absolutely nothing like me.
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Kids called me 'Skeletor' as a kid because I was so skinny.
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A cap on carbon is important because it sets a specific goal for reducing carbon emissions 80% by 2050.
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Capitalism is using its money; we socialists throw it away.
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I always thought 'Rome' would change things for me, that people would finally understand what I do.
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I've always been interested in this idea of looking at these monster stories and trying to really understand the mechanics underneath. That's very much true of this movie I made, 'All Good Things,' as well as 'Catfish,' which I produced.
Andrew Jarecki -
I just take it one fight at a time. If I'm able to fight, and I'm still healthy enough, I'd like to fight. But I'll know when it's time to stop.
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Anyone who has ever been privileged to direct a film also knows that, although it can be like trying to write 'War and Peace' in a bumper car in an amusement park, when you finally get it right, there are not many joys in life that can equal the feeling.
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Unless the law issues from all of the people, some of the people will feel left out. They will come to feel alienated. They will be angry. And this will not be a cohesive democracy.
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It’s very hard to have ideas. It’s very hard to put yourself out there, it’s very hard to be vulnerable, but those people who do that are the dreamers, the thinkers and the creators. They are the magic people of the world.
