Amy Poehler Talking Quotations

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.

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

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

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

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

I am interested in people who swim in the deep end. I want to have conversations about real things with people who have experienced real things. I'm tired of talking about movies and gossiping about friends. Life is crunchy and complicated and all the more delicious.

We [with Les Charles] started talking about hotel stories, and we found that a lot of the action was happening in the hotel bar. We actually thought of that while we were in a bar: "Why would anyone ever leave here?"