Talking Quotes by Amy Poehler

10 Talking quotes by Amy Poehler

Amy Poehler’s comedic timing shines in these ten short remarks about conversation. They feel like a quick stand‑up set, delivering humor and insight in a format that’s easy to dip into.

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I think chemistry is about not acting, but reacting, and not talking, but listening.

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I think the hardest thing is to know what you want, ask for it, and then to stop talking.

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I am tired of being tired and talking about how tired I am.

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Symmetry is pleasing but not as sexy. Einstein is cool but Picasso knows what I'm talking about.

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Don't start a scene where two people are talking about jumping out of a plane. Start the scene having already jumped. If…

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We [with Les Charles] started talking about hotel stories, and we found that a lot of the action was happening in the…

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When you do talk about yourself, or to yourself... try to picture you talking to your own daughter, or your younger sister.…

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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'…

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

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I am interested in people who swim in the deep end. I want to have conversations about real things with people who…

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I ate two waffles, a banana and cereal with blueberries. And that whas between my two breakfasts.

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