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6 Things You Probably Don't Know About Amy Poehler

6 Things You Probably Don't Know About Amy Poehler
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The comic actress, who's just published her first book, Yes Please, on her favorite hiding place and the icebreaker that will get anyone's attention.

As told to Arianna Davis

Best Collection
Fake food. I have a thing for realistic-looking faux fruit, tiny crocheted cupcakes, little carved pieces of sushi.... I even have a sleeping bag shaped like a slice of pizza. I have no idea where the obsession came from, but I hope it never ends.

Best Indulgence
Fancy underwear, which I buy all over the world. I'm not shy about throwing away my gently used pairs and replacing them with new ones.

Best Hobby
Sketching and drawing with my 6-year-old son. We tape the pictures to the wall and pretend our house is a mini art gallery. This will turn him into either a cultured museum enthusiast or a narcissist who believes all his artwork is good enough to hang.

Best Escape
My closet. A lot of people forget that you can go hide in there next to your favorite sweater, close your eyes, and reset. All you need is ten minutes.

Best Mistake
Thinking everything is going to run smoothly all the time. It won't -- things will always go wrong -- but it never hurts to be optimistic.

Best Conversation Starter
"Hey, did you steal my wallet? Just kidding. What's your name?"

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Before You Go

Amy Poehler And Tina Fey Taught Us Everything We Know About Being A Woman
Embrace your bossiness(01 of10)
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"I just love bossy women. I could be around them all day," Poehler told Glamour in 2011. "To me, bossy is not a pejorative term at all. It means somebody’s passionate and engaged and ambitious and doesn’t mind leading." And Fey, in her book aptly titled Bossypants, advised readers: "Do your thing and don't care if they like it."
Ignore the "crazy" label(02 of10)
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“I have a suspicion -- and hear me out, ’cause this is a rough one -- I have a suspicion that the definition of ‘crazy’ in show business is a woman who keeps talking even after no one wants to f**k her anymore," wrote Fey in Bossypants.
Step away from your screens every once in a while and live in the moment(03 of10)
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"Try putting your iPhones down every once in a while and look at people's faces," Poehler said during her 2011 class day speech at Harvard. "People's faces will tell you amazing things. Like if they are angry or nauseous, or asleep."
Break the "rules" sometimes(04 of10)
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When it comes to your career, ignore what people think you should be doing(05 of10)
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"There's an unwritten rule that women who stay at home are supposed to pretend it's boring, and women who work are supposed to pretend they feel guilty," Poehler told Rachel Dratch in a 2010 interview for BUST. We know that both of those options are bullsh*t.
It's best to take any setbacks gracefully. And losing is always better when you do it with a buddy(06 of10)
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Be kind to yourself -- and to your body(07 of10)
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Body image can be a struggle for everyone, but the best thing you can do is avoid beating yourself up for not fitting into some "ideal." "I go up and down a few pounds with a relative amount of kindness to myself," Fey told Vogue in 2010. "And I have a daughter, and I don’t want her to waste her time on all of that."
One of the best ways to subvert gender norms is to make fun of them(08 of10)
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Know that falling in love is both the best and the worst -- and you'll have to learn to experience it both ways(09 of10)
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In the wise words of Amy Poehler: Being in love is the worst. It’s also the best, but it’s so hard and scary to open your heart to someone … when you tell somebody you love them or you realize you’re in love, what it means is you’re giving yourself over a little bit, you’re being vulnerable. But the point is vulnerability is the key to happiness. Vulnerable people are powerful people … celebrate the idea that you’re in love and that you love the idea of being in love.
In conclusion? These two are truly the best.(10 of10)
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