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title: "7 Good Improvising Quotes by 7 authors"
description: "Browse 7 Good Improvising quotes by 7 authors. Discover the best Good Improvising sayings and thoughts."
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> [Improvisation in general is good, and improvising material into themes, turning the material into something codified and repeatable, taught me scenic structure…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-colbert/improvisation-in-general-is-good-and-improvising-material-into-themes/)

[Stephen Colbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-colbert/)

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> [There are certain actors who are very good at improvising, like Dustin Hoffman and Glenda Jackson.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-schlesinger/there-are-certain-actors-who-are-very-good-at-improvising-like-dustin/)

[John Schlesinger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-schlesinger/)

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> [I love food and am very good at improvising when preparing it - it's a really creative experience for me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/autumn-reeser/i-love-food-and-am-very-good-at-improvising-when-preparing-it-it-s-a/)

[Autumn Reeser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/autumn-reeser/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cea/autumn-reeser-26144_am_i-love-food-and-am-very-good-at-improvis_1243725.jpg)

> [These actors like Danny McBride and Jonah Hill are so good at improvising, and when they do it, it's this fun moment…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jillian-bell/these-actors-like-danny-mcbride-and-jonah-hill-are-so-good-at/)

[Jillian Bell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jillian-bell/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d8b/jillian-bell-29616_actor_these-actors-like-danny-mcbride-and-jona_1746350.jpg)

> [I'm really good at improvising on stage, so if I'd forget a step, I'll just make up something. And the rest of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sanya-malhotra/i-m-really-good-at-improvising-on-stage-so-if-i-d-forget-a-step-i-ll/)

[Sanya Malhotra](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sanya-malhotra/)

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> [I've never been good at improvising.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-jones/i-ve-never-been-good-at-improvising/)

[Terry Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-jones/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a3f/terry-jones-16451_been_i-ve-never-been-good-at-improvising-2600_2600445.jpg)

> [Americans have been good at improvising for a long time, but in the last few decades, we have gotten very sloppy about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-medina/americans-have-been-good-at-improvising-for-a-long-time-but-in-the/)

[John Medina](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-medina/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/51c/john-medina-7046_air_americans-have-been-good-at-improvising_3013995.jpg)

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