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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 hotel bar. We actually thought of that while we were in a bar: "Why would anyone ever leave here?"”

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Amy Poehler

Amy Poehler, born on September 16, 1971, is an American actress, comedian, and producer. She gained widespread recognition for her role as Leslie Knope in the television series 'Parks and Recreation', for which she was nominated for an Emmy Award. She also served as a host on 'Saturday Night Live', winning an Emmy for her work there. more

“I'd spent ten years in London, writing and performing my own comedy shows. They gave me the Cheers [scenes], and I thought it was the springboard for chatting about the show, because in England, that's what you do. So I walk in, and I'm looking around, and Jimmy Burrows said, "What are you looking at? You're not here to have a conversation; you're here to audition."”

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Author:Shelley Long

“I can't say I based [Carla] on anybody I knew. She was so foulmouthed and mean, just said what was on her mind. So I guess Carla is somebody I always wished I could be at the right moment, the one who always has the perfect comeback.”

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Author:Shelley Long

“In a real relationship, you take two steps forward, one step back. So just because we take two steps forward and get all the benefit from that doesn't mean we can't go back or to the side.”

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Author:Shelley Long

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