I think if you can dance and be free and not embarrassed, you can rule the world. Amy Poehler More Quotes by Amy Poehler More Quotes From Amy Poehler I think the days of putting your feet up when you're pregnant are long gone. Women who are nine months pregnant now have to work till the bitter end - they don't get to be on TV. Amy Poehler feet long thinking I want girls to feel that they can be sassy and full and weird and geeky and smart and independent, and not so withered and shriveled. (The American Apparel ads) I'm over this weird, exhausted girl. I'm over the girl that's tired and freezing and hungry. I like bossy girls. I like people filled with life. I'm over this weird media thing with all this, like, hollow-eyed, empty, party crap. Amy Poehler smart party girl Decide what your currency is early. Let go of what you will never have. People who do this are happier and sexier. Amy Poehler currency letting-go people Your ability to navigate and tolerate change and its painful uncomfortablene ss directly correlates to your happiness and general well-being. See what I just did there? I saved you thousands of dollars on self-help books. If you can surf your life rather than plant your feet, you will be happier. Amy Poehler self feet book I believe great people do things before they are ready. Amy Poehler feminist believe people If you ever want to see heaven, watch a bunch of young girls play. They are all sweat and skinned knees. Energy and open faces. Amy Poehler sweat girl play When something feels really big, too big to handle, just go very small. Just go real small, just look at the person next to you and look in their eyes and meet the person next to you, find out their name, change one person's life and make one call, write one letter, give one dollar. Whatever small thing feels like what you can do - it changes the course of the ship and that is all it is. Amy Poehler eye real writing 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 halloween holiday hate You can't stand around and wait to be asked to dance. Amy Poehler waiting So, if you're doing good longform with talented people than you can step out and you can be the president or a construction worker and people accept that. It's really the roles you give yourself. Amy Poehler construction-workers giving people I moved to Chicago in the early 1990s and I studied improvisation there. I learned some rules that I try to apply still today: Listen. Say yes. Live in the moment. Make sure you play with people who have your back. Make big choices early and often. Don't start a scene where two people are talking about jumping out of a plane. Start the scene having already jumped. If you're scared, look into your partner's eyes — you will feel better. Amy Poehler jumping feel-better eye When I had a job catering, I catered a wedding for the Smashing Pumpkins bassist in Indiana. And I served Billy Corgan shrimp off a tray. Amy Poehler shrimp wedding jobs 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. Amy Poehler talking people thinking It is time to leave. Oprah has spoken. Amy Poehler time-to-leave In a recent Valentine's Day posting on her fan website, Britney Spears says that - oh, who cares? Amy Poehler who-cares valentines-day love I'm going to do 'The Social Network Two: The Electric Boogaloo.' And I have a part in 'Beige Swan.' I'm going to be the lead, but I don't dance. I just do a lot of sitting down. It's too tiring to get up and dance around. That should be coming out in 20-never. Amy Poehler swans dance inspirational 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. Amy Poehler six dresses directors As an actor, you can certainly, at any moment and at any time, discover 400 people who think you're stupid, fat and ugly. Amy Poehler stupid people thinking Meryl Streep is not here tonight. She has the flu - and I hear she's amazing in it. Amy Poehler flu tonight I had already made a decision early on that I would be a plain girl with tons of personality, and accepting it made everything a lot easier. If you are lucky, there is a moment in your life when you have some say as to what your currency is going to be. I decided early on it was not going to be my looks. I have spent a lifetime coming to terms with this idea and I would say I am about 15 to 20 percent there.Decide what your currency is early. Let go of what you will never have. People who do this are happier and sexier. Amy Poehler girl letting-go ideas
