Improv Quotes · Page 3

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

— Darren Boyd

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

— Matt Besser

I think the good ones, the interviews and the promos people remember, those are improv.

— CM Punk

I graduated from Improv Olympic. I used to do standup comedy.

— Redfoo

I think I've been really lucky to be able to improv in a lot of my jobs.

— Megan Stalter

Improv has been immensely beneficial to me as both an actor and a writer.

— Jim Rash

When I started doing improv in Chicago, for every five teams, one or two would have one woman.

— Matt Walsh

Honestly, my biggest education regarding improv comedy actually came on the job working for 'My Boys.'

— Reid Scott

I did improv for about 10 years professionally, and before that, I had done it in high school as part of an…

— Tatiana Maslany

I started doing improv when I was 8 years old, so it's always been in my life. I would feel naked without it.

— Jillian Bell

I did an improv that was one of the most exhilarating ten minutes of my entire life. I mean, when you're doing…

— Fiona Dourif

I belong to an improv group, I play cello, I have these phases - fencing, tae kwon do, baseball, ice hockey, boogie…

— Ty Simpkins

Improv is so freeing because there are no bounds; there's no safety net. You just say something and get an instant response.

— Nicole Byer

I was the cocktail waitress, and Sandra Bullock was the host, and this guy came in and persuaded me to try improv…

— Jennifer Coolidge

I took one class at Second City called Improv for Actors, and that was it, and that was only because my agent…

— Timothy Simons

I really don't like when you see improv scenes go on too long. It really bothers me, even if the jokes are…

— Jonathan Levine

Sometimes with films you have a freedom to be able to, Okay, we got that take so let's try another one where…

— Sebastian Stan

The thing that's frustrating about improv is that even if you have the best show in the world, it's over when it's…

— Michelle Wolf

I've trained primarily in Meisner Technique, and I've done a little bit of Groundlings and Upright Citizens Brigade just to get my…

— Scottie Thompson

After going to theater school, and then subsequently dropping out, I would say that when I first went to Chicago and learned…

— Thomas Middleditch

In improv, the whole thing is that it is a relationship between the two people, as a back and forth. In standup,…

— John Oliver

I graduated from Second City Los Angeles. It helped me tremendously, not only in my roles in films but in helping shape…

— Carly Craig

It's so cliche, but I love the feeling you get from improv that anything can happen. The audience is already accepting that…

— Andy Daly

I went to a French immersion school, and French-Canadian improv is a big thing, and we had an improv team at school,…

— Tatiana Maslany

When I came into improv, it was almost like an outsider art form.

— Matt Walsh

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

— Matt Besser

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

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

— John Oliver

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

— Mo Collins

I wasn't picked for the improv group in college - not because I wasn't good, but because I was told I didn't…

— Sasheer Zamata

I started doing improv comedy in 2007, and I think it was that that gave me the confidence to try doing stand-up!

— Rachel Parris

Improv Olympics, Second City are some of the most tolerant, accepting people. They're like circus folk. They're freaks themselves.

— Matt Walsh

I think, in a way, the stand-up prepped me for the improv, because I do a lot of riffing in my stand-up.

— Paul F. Tompkins

I am a stage actor. I do mostly improv comedy. The only national television stuff is 'Archer' and' Frisky Dingo.'

— Amber Nash

'Eastbound & Down' is giving you a rhythm. It's just a whole different vibe with improv. As an actor I just kind…

— Katy Mixon

I think when a lot of actors hear improv, they think of throwing a line in or doing a slightly different take.

— Adam McKay

I think there's something really freeing about improv, that it's a collective, creative, in-the-moment piece. That's really exciting and really frustrating, because…

— Tatiana Maslany

Improv training allows you to get out of your head a little bit and take more risks, which is something I would…

— Allison Tolman

Maybe it's just my improv and sketch background, but I'm a lot more comfortable in a group. I like sharing focus and…

— Jason Mantzoukas