Reading was a way to make friends or enemies, a way to discover how all these different people exist in the world and to rub shoulders with them. The ability to feel as if you have met someone, as if that person exists in flesh and blood and that you relate to them somehow, makes you feel a lot less lonely. And it also makes you feel very brave.
Amy PoehlerIt's very hard to watch comedy for me, when I'm doing a comedy show, because I either watch a show and I love it, and I'm jealous, or I watch a show and I see all the problems with it, and I'm angry that I watched it.
Amy PoehlerThe minute anyone makes you feel weird and non-included or not supported, you know, either beat it or tell them to beat it.
Amy PoehlerI think going from laughing to crying to laughing to crying - making those quick turns adds years to your life.
Amy Poehler