Improv Quotes

I'm never going to be an improv comedian.

— Andre Braugher

My background is in improv and writing.

— Paul Scheer

I haven't done improv since I was in middle school.

— Gillian Jacobs

That's really what 'Jokers' is - an improv show.

— James Murray

Jokers' is an improv show in disguise.

— James Murray

You can't be controlling in improv.

— Matt Walsh

I think that I can improv.

— Jane Levy

I think I had a base-level aptitude for improv.

— Edi Patterson

You're always starting with a nugget of truth, whether it's a song or an improv scene.

— Matt Besser

I was a very shy kid. In 8th grade, I had a teacher who got me into improv.

— Mo Collins

I did sketch comedy, but I never did improv. So I've just tried to learn as I go.

— John Oliver

In wrestling, I don't consider it acting because it's improv.

— Laurel Van Ness

So much of improv can be really long, and that's kind of what makes it funny.

— Ben Falcone

Improv acting is not just saying the lines but connecting with the other actor.

— Matt Besser

I come from a background where I like collaboration and improv. I think that it is important.

— Darren Boyd

I'm gonna be pretty honest; there wasn't a lot of improv allowed on 'Eclipse.'

— Justin Chon

As a writer, I use improv to write. Exploring characters and stories through improv and sitting at the computer and thinking about…

— Natasha Rothwell

My first improv was Second City in Chicago. Before that, I worked at - with a partner, doing comedy sketches.

— Fred Willard

I do an improv show on Sunday where we have a class, and then afterwards we go and do a live performance…

— Nolan Gould

I always wanted to be a stand-up comedian, even as a kid. Me and my dad would watch 'Evening at the Improv'…

— Adam DeVine

Some people think success is overnight. I suppose, considering I came from Australia, it has been pretty quick. But I have a…

— Rebel Wilson

'Dinner' is completely scripted. There are some improv elements, but I'm not interested in pranking people. It's more like a play than…

— Brett Gelman

I took an improv class, and after my first class, I was like, 'Oh, I just want to do something like this.…

— Michelle Wolf

Wrestling is like improv. You have to feel and sense what the other person is going to do next and respond faster…

— Rachel Brosnahan

I worked with Marlon Wayans on the show 'They Wayans Brothers,' and we hit it off. One thing about Marlon, when he…

— Kym Whitley

What crushed my soul was hanging out with bitter, desperate comics backstage. They're a different breed than the bitter yet eager psyches…

— Scott Adsit

I was always drawn to performing. I took improv and acting classes during the summers and was involved in middle and high…

— Carrie Brownstein

In Miami, I was studying improv as well as acting. Improv is a great tool to have, just for the comedic timing…

— Blake Jenner

Whatever is on the page is what I'm married to. I'm very prepared. I'm a thespian. I don't like to improv. I…

— Kevin Hart

I miss improv. I hate it in a way - watching it, doing it - but only because it's so challenging and…

— Ilana Glazer

If a director brings a guy to their movie who does improv, they've got to let him do what he does -…

— J. B. Smoove

It was improv that really helped me start coming up with recipes and just believe in my instincts. That's why the first…

— Aarti Sequeira

“The greatest thing I learned while taking classes at Second City was the very first thing they taught: 'Yes, and...'. In improv,…

— Jason Seiden

I'm really thankful for my improv background.

— Lauren Lapkus

I come from standup and improv.

— Paul Rust

Once we got the scene down, we were told to improv.

— Eva Mendes

Improv is mostly what I've studied.

— Ellie Kemper

I am obsessed with improv.

— Keiko Agena

There's a lot of improv in 'Girls'.

— Gaby Hoffmann

Our high school had a really good improv group.

— James Murray