Improvisation Quotes · Page 5

A strict form such as mine cannot be achieved through improvisation.

— Michael Haneke

Doing improv regularly forces you to be better almost without trying.

— Lauren Ash

A lot of improvisation and freedom went into 'Pinata.'

— Freddie Gibbs

The problem with improv is that you're letting an idiot tell you what to do.

— Dino Stamatopoulos

You can't make a mistake when you improvise.

— Patti Smith

Yeah, improvising only really works 100% when you're with somebody.

— Bill Hader

When it comes to improv, Specifics beget specifics.

— Craig Cackowski

Songs seem to always spring from improvisation.

— Lee Ranaldo

The score must govern the music. It must have authority, and not merely be an arbitrary jumping-off point for improvisation.

— Cornelius Cardew

I like messing up the song, doing some improvisation. And I like running around the room with the mic.

— Erika M. Anderson

Improvisation is not the expression of accident but rather of the accumulated yearnings, dreams and wisdom of our very soul.

— Yehudi Menuhin

What matters most to me? To work with my model until I have it enough in me to be able to improvise,…

— Henri Matisse

With human beings it could be argued that all music-making is, in essence, grounded in improvisation.

— John Burnside

No, improvising is wonderful. But, the thing is that you cannot improvise unless you know exactly what you're doing.

— Christopher Walken

My shows have room for a bit of improvisation. In a film, you can't have that risk; you can't have someone taking…

— Anoushka Shankar

I think improvisation is really crucial in terms of making things feel real and authentic.

— Dan Mazer

If you've ever been to a great clown show, there's always a moment where the clown goes into the house and fuses…

— Annaleigh Ashford

The reality for me is simple. When music is written, it is usually categorized as classical. When it is improvised, it can…

— Dave Brubeck

In an improv group and a successful work team, the members play off one another, each person's contributions providing the spark for…

— R. Keith Sawyer

The first rule of improv is 'Never say no.' Use it when co-writing. To co-write, you need to be willing to be…

— Chuck Cannon

I always had a knack for improvisation. I can write down the notes I play, but never really had a proper academic…

— Anthony Hopkins

I never know what it's going to look like. Wouldn't be much point in painting if I already knew the outcome. I…

— Peter Wright

I feel like my own background in improv and doing documentaries makes me really comfortable with a situation where you're letting things…

— Seth Gordon

But one of the things I learned from improvising is that all of life is an improvisation, whether you like it or…

— Alan Arkin

Jazz is the music of the body. The breath comes through brass. It is the body's breath, and the strings' wails and…

— Anais Nin

I think in theater it demands that you say the same words every night and make it feel fresh and new. Improv…

— Gillian Jacobs

An improv artist's best instrument is their ability keep their antennae clean so they're able to receive what I call the connection…

— Reggie Watts

I used to think that running an organization was equivalent to conducting a symphony orchestra. But I don't think that's quite it;…

— Warren G. Bennis

Improvisation in general is good, and improvising material into themes, turning the material into something codified and repeatable, taught me scenic structure…

— Stephen Colbert

I think with improv - and I say it all the time because it's become such a catch thing that you talk…

— Vince Vaughn

I hope it might help players have confidence in our own ways, and not to be afraid of them, as Bernstein showed…

— Wynton Marsalis

Within a capitalist corporation, someone says, "Lend me a wrench," and someone asks, "Yeah, what do I get?" You assume that the…

— David Graeber

To me, if people really want to improvise, get into classes and learn.

— Jim Rash

I'm really keen to try things. I love improvisation. It's quite exciting.

— Tcheky Karyo

“Only he who is well prepared has any opportunity to improvise.”

— Ingmar Bergman

“Life is improv, marry a writer. -- Mark Feuerstein”

— SMITH Magazine

“The unexpected is our normal routine. Commander Riker”

— Star Trek: The Next Generation Episode Guide Team

In a society like ours, politics is improvisation. To the artful dodger rather than the true believer goes the prize.

— Gore Vidal

“I’ve been an improviser since I was in my twenties. There’s really no failing in improv. You just go on to the…

— Alan Alda

I allow an area for improvisation because the chemical things actors bring to stories make it not work.

— Vincente Minnelli