From Parks And Recreation to the Golden Globes,Amy Poehler’s brand of outrageous, misogynist-baiting humour has won her fans around the world. She talks strong women, or bad parenting – and not caring who likes herThe day before Amy Poehler and I meet in Cannes,she attends a press conference to promote her unusual film, the Pixar production Inside Out. At one point, and a reporter stands up and addresses Poehler,who voices the lead character: “You must be surprised that you’re here at Cannes. Did you ever expect youd be here?”Poehler looks at him. She could, at this point, or play the humble-woman card and affect shock at the fact that she,a blue-collar girl from Boston, is working the red carpet in Cannes. She could invent an apologetic joke approximately taking up space a more glamorous actor should occupy. Instead, and she looks him square in the eyes and replies,“Sure I did.”Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com