Amy Poehler Quotes

I'm not going to comment about potential jobs in the future because that's a rabbit hole to go down and get caught up in, but all I'll say is I'll go where the good scripts are.

I think it's a human tendency that's been around for a while to try to be as good as possible to prove your worth.

I think I've matured to a great extent. I think that I want different things now. That it's not about the celebrity status that you receive because you're doing the next hot movie. It's about doing good work.

The most important thing in my life is to live my life and enjoy it - to do what I think is right and what I think is good.

Every job is a blessing. Everyone has to take into account what is available. Are you paying rent, who do you get to work with? There are a lot of variables in the job. What I'm drawn to is things that I don't completely understand maybe, and want to get a better feel for it.

I thought I wanted to be an electrical engineer, which I turned out to be. But I was always curious about other things too, and what if I got interested in history or the law?

I work hard, and I do good, and I'm going to enjoy myself. I'm not going to let you restrict me.

The whole goal for me with my career is just follow good projects and good parts and challenge myself as much as I can.

My agents do not like my choice to work only in New York and Israel - it's not a good career move.

I'm my own person, and am trying to carve out a career on my own.

Self-actualized people are independent of the good opinion of others.

Up until like five seconds ago, I just took what jobs came along.

My main motivation for staying in the spotlight at all is, I don't want to just be known for being involved in 'Playboy,' or having been Hugh Hefner's girlfriend - I hate that. I like to show I can do other things and take on other challenges. That's my main motivation.

I've never looked at my career in terms of, What haven't I done that I want to do? I just generally find a story that I think is a good one and go to work.

Acting can be a very reactive profession. Acting is a fantastic thing, and it's my life, but writing is also part of me too, so I did it, and in so doing, took responsibility for my own life.

I don't care where I have to go for work. I just care that it's a good project. That's what I want.

My life isn't going to be about Jar Jar Binks.

If I didn't want to work for a couple of years, I wouldn't have to-it's a great feeling, to know I'm doing it because I want to do it.

It would be nice to not have to prove myself and for people to know that I'm good and can play a role. Whatever role that is that lets people know that I can play the next role is what I want to do.

My life and career is my own adventure.

In societies where one sees a higher prevalence of 'modern values' - individualism, vitalism and self-expression - there's also higher reported job satisfaction.

I just want to be in good things that I want to see, and I want to work with talented people who are smarter than myself.

It's not about my career now. It's just about finding great work and having a good time.

I really believe in the philosophy that you create your own universe. I'm just trying to create a good one for myself.

It would have shown people that I was prepared to do that kind of work, although I find myself in a position now where I don't really need to and I could pick and choose the kind of characters I'd like to do.