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title: "16 Ad Lib Quotes by 16 authors"
description: "Browse 16 Ad Lib quotes by 16 authors. Discover the best Ad Lib sayings and thoughts."
image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fd1/john-witherspoon-25099_got_the-word-got-out-that-i-can-ad-lib-very_1864030.jpg"
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> [The word got out that I can ad-lib very well.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-witherspoon/the-word-got-out-that-i-can-ad-lib-very-well/)

[John Witherspoon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-witherspoon/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fd1/john-witherspoon-25099_got_the-word-got-out-that-i-can-ad-lib-very_1864030.jpg)

> [Seventy years of ad-lib material, and I am speechless.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-hope/seventy-years-of-ad-lib-material-and-i-am-speechless/)

[Bob Hope](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-hope/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/15b/bob-hope-1406_ads_seventy-years-of-ad-lib-material-and-i-a_344380.jpg)

> [I can't ad-lib, or not for long.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-nolte/i-can-t-ad-lib-or-not-for-long/)

[Nick Nolte](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-nolte/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2b5/nick-nolte-4449_long_i-can-t-ad-lib-or-not-for-long-1484255_1484255.png)

> [I don't know why people think I'm this ad-lib dude.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-epps/i-don-t-know-why-people-think-i-m-this-ad-lib-dude/)

[Mike Epps](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-epps/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/553/mike-epps-14255_dude_i-don-t-know-why-people-think-i-m-this-a_395538.jpg)

> [I ad lib. I've gotta bring my own into it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terrence-howard/i-ad-lib-i-ve-gotta-bring-my-own-into-it/)

[Terrence Howard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terrence-howard/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f24/terrence-howard-10939_ad_i-ad-lib-i-ve-gotta-bring-my-own-into-it_2787405.jpg)

> [“It takes three weeks to prepare a good ad-lib speech.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-twain/it-takes-three-weeks-to-prepare-a-good-ad-lib-speech/)

[Mark Twain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-twain/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/745/mark-twain-22_communication_it-takes-three-weeks-to-prepare-a-good-a_1377583.png)

> [I don't worry too much about the script, I just ad lib, like Pearl Bailey.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mahalia-jackson/i-don-t-worry-too-much-about-the-script-i-just-ad-lib-like-pearl/)

[Mahalia Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mahalia-jackson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/933/mahalia-jackson-15531_too-much_i-don-t-worry-too-much-about-the-script_2355930.png)

> [I ad lib most of my dialogue. If I did remember my lines, it would be too bad for me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/w-c-fields/i-ad-lib-most-of-my-dialogue-if-i-did-remember-my-lines-it-would-be/)

[W. C. Fields](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/w-c-fields/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b82/w-c-fields-1625_ads_i-ad-lib-most-of-my-dialogue-if-i-did-re_1435237.png)

> [I haven't got an ad lib for people throwing bread rolls at my hat.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tommy-cooper/i-haven-t-got-an-ad-lib-for-people-throwing-bread-rolls-at-my-hat/)

[Tommy Cooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tommy-cooper/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9bf/tommy-cooper-8755_bread_i-haven-t-got-an-ad-lib-for-people-throw_1529117.jpg)

> [The pledge drive has everything going against it as broadcasting. It's repetitive. It's ad-libbed by people who can't ad-lib. It's about asking…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ira-glass/the-pledge-drive-has-everything-going-against-it-as-broadcasting-it-s/)

[Ira Glass](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ira-glass/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0bc/ira-glass-2464_about_the-pledge-drive-has-everything-going-ag_2818428.png)

> [When I joined WKRC, they were very concerned over my ability to ad lib or speak extemporaneously, which was an unknown factor…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/waite-hoyt/when-i-joined-wkrc-they-were-very-concerned-over-my-ability-to-ad-lib/)

[Waite Hoyt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/waite-hoyt/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5dd/waite-hoyt-38048_ability_when-i-joined-wkrc-they-were-very-concer_1646959.png)

> [Legal dialogue is awesome, but you can't ad lib. It's much more fun to be looser and say things like, 'Can I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diane-neal/legal-dialogue-is-awesome-but-you-can-t-ad-lib-it-s-much-more-fun-to/)

[Diane Neal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diane-neal/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b6f/diane-neal-47832_ad_legal-dialogue-is-awesome-but-you-can-t_1945652.jpg)

> [I'm a news junkie. I generally ad lib it. I find a story I want to key off on, open the mic,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neal-boortz/i-m-a-news-junkie-i-generally-ad-lib-it-i-find-a-story-i-want-to-key/)

[Neal Boortz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neal-boortz/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a95/neal-boortz-4250_find_i-m-a-news-junkie-i-generally-ad-lib-it_379519.png)

> [In the year and a half I was on SNL, I never saw anybody ad lib anything. For a very good reason…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-shearer/in-the-year-and-a-half-i-was-on-snl-i-never-saw-anybody-ad-lib/)

[Harry Shearer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-shearer/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e8d/harry-shearer-7595_half_in-the-year-and-a-half-i-was-on-snl-i-ne_1907885.jpg)

> [Generally, there's a lot of ad-lib involved with live TV and things like that, whereas with acting in front of the camera,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edge/generally-there-s-a-lot-of-ad-lib-involved-with-live-tv-and-things/)

[Edge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edge/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/935/edge-3516_acting_generally-there-s-a-lot-of-ad-lib-involv_813889.jpg)

> [I'm not an ad-libber. If I'm asked to ad-lib, I can ad-lib forever and it's really fun to do that, but I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-marsters/i-m-not-an-ad-libber-if-i-m-asked-to-ad-lib-i-can-ad-lib-forever-and/)

[James Marsters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-marsters/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/508/james-marsters-16207_forever_i-m-not-an-ad-libber-if-i-m-asked-to-ad_2108847.jpg)

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