Amy Poehler

I do not improvise in heels.

— Amy Poehler

When in doubt, make funny faces.

— Amy Poehler

Anger and embarrassment are often neighbors.

— Amy Poehler

Forgiveness is something that's always possibility.

— Amy Poehler

You can't look stupid if you're having fun.

— Amy Poehler

I know enough now to know I know nothing.

— Amy Poehler

Nice manners are the secret keys to the universe.

— Amy Poehler

You can't stand around and wait to be asked to dance.

— Amy Poehler

I have withdrawal pains about not getting to work the people (on the show).

— Amy Poehler

I like to do things that challenge me and make me nervous.

— Amy Poehler

Calling people 'sweetheart' makes most people enraged.

— Amy Poehler

The creation of the UCB Theatre is by far my proudest professional accomplishment.

— Amy Poehler

I grew up watching skating all the time in the Olympic stuff.

— Amy Poehler

Everybody is interesting when they are interested in something.

— Amy Poehler

“I still believe that sketch may be a cure for low-level depression if watched regularly.”

— Amy Poehler

I like bossy girls. I always have. I like people filled with life.

— Amy Poehler

I am a firm believer that every few years one needs to shake one's life through a sieve, like a miner in…

— Amy Poehler

Anyone who has the kind of inventive and inspired comic sensibility to be able to do that kind of work must be…

— Amy Poehler

In the trial of Saddam Hussein on Tuesday, witnesses emotionally testified about the abuse the former dictator inflicted on them. Afterward, a…

— Amy Poehler

Saying "yes" doesn't mean I don't know how to say no, and saying "please" doesn't mean I am waiting for permission.

— Amy Poehler

I had to come to terms with how I saw myself. I had to understand that I wasn't pretty or beautiful like…

— Amy Poehler

My phone is trying to kill me. It is a battery-charged rectangle of disappointment and possibility. It is a technological pacifier.

— Amy Poehler

Prince Harry this week toured the Jersey Shore with New Jersey Governor Chris Christie. It was the first meeting between the Prince,…

— Amy Poehler

“When I enter the theater and there is a show onstage, it makes me feel safe in the knowledge that the world…

— Amy Poehler

I used to get my hair dyed at a place called Big Hair. It cost $15. They just used straight bleach, so…

— Amy Poehler

Women need to take charge of their lives and be as dynamic and active as they can be. I know that some…

— Amy Poehler

Girls have to fight against a lot of the same stuff we did growing up... peer pressure, exploitation, etc. But what worries…

— Amy Poehler

I love saying 'yes' and I love saying 'please.' Saying 'yes' doesn't mean I don't know how to say no, and saying…

— Amy Poehler

Vulnerable people are powerful people. Opening your heart and sharing it means you're going to get so much love in your life.…

— Amy Poehler

When I began doing theatre in high school I saw that I could get laughs from people but I didn't really connect…

— Amy Poehler

I'd like to think that I don't have a stock character that I go to. I'm lucky in that when you get…

— Amy Poehler

I just want to help other women achieve as much as they can in society without restraints being imposed on us. It's…

— Amy Poehler

I moved to Chicago in the early 1990s and I studied improvisation there. I learned some rules that I try to apply…

— Amy Poehler

“You will never climb Career Mountain and get to the top and shout, ‘I made it!’ You will rarely feel done or…

— Amy Poehler

To some people, not caring is supposed to be cool, commenting is more interesting than doing, and everything is judged and then…

— Amy Poehler

I had already made a decision early on that I would be a plain girl with tons of personality, and accepting it…

— Amy Poehler

You deserve love and you'll get it.

— Amy Poehler

Dreams never wear you down.

— Amy Poehler

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

— Amy Poehler

Nobody looks stupid when they are having fun.

— Amy Poehler