I did improv for about 10 years professionally, and before that, I had done it in high school as part of an… — Tatiana Maslany Copy Share Image
We can't really do any improv on 'The Big Bang' because we don't understand a lot of what the dialogue means to… — Johnny Galecki Copy Share Image
After working with Wayne Brady, Colin Mochrie, and Jonathan Mangum, I said, 'I am never going to talk about improv again.' — Fred Willard Copy Share Image
In the happy scenes there were really fun times. Sean would say really funny stuff because he likes to improv. I would… — Dakota Fanning Copy Share Image
“Everyone can act. Everyone can improvise. Anyone who wishes to can play in the theater and learn to become stageworthy.” — Viola Spolin Copy Share Image
I feel confident writing on my feet with improv, but it's different when you're sitting down and writing it out. — Amy Sedaris Copy Share Image
I love improv. 'Crazy, Stupid, Love,' the script was really great, but the directors were open to letting you try different things.… — Emma Stone Copy Share Image
Some of the people I've met in those first few weeks of even trying improv classes are still my friends now -… — Lauren Ash Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
I miss improv. I hate it in a way - watching it, doing it - but only because it's so challenging and… — Ilana Glazer Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
When I moved to New York at 22, I didn't know what I wanted to do. I took an improv class, and… — Kurt Braunohler Copy Share Image
It's the most terrifying thing for me, improv. It's a complete lack of control of both narrative and performance. Once you let… — Cory Michael Smith Copy Share Image
I had been on this improv team at this really great improv theater. It's called iO now. It used to be called… — Vanessa Bayer Copy Share Image
You can do a whole scene in acting without ever checking in to what the other guy is saying - it's not… — Matt Besser Copy Share Image
I can rap. Not openly in the world, but it's important that people know! I can rap for a very specific reason,… — Allison Williams Copy Share Image
Improv requires one thing I lack that I think most mothers need - the basic instinct to put someone else first. — Jen Kirkman Copy Share Image
I grew up in Iowa, and the improv comedy club Comedy-Sportz across the river in Illinois held auditions. They took me even… — Eric Christian Olsen Copy Share Image
Improv plays such a huge role in finding great lines - you'll be surprised at what comes out of your mind inadvertently.… — Nick Swardson Copy Share Image
Bad improv happens with people who are inexperienced with each other and don't know the craft that well. But bad stand-up is… — Kristen Schaal Copy Share Image
Improv kind of goes hand in hand with what I do. I was on 'Reno 911!' for six years, and that was… — Nick Swardson Copy Share Image
“Somewhere in the back of my head must have been the thought that No leads to dead ends, and Yes leads to… — Rachel Dratch Copy Share Image
The good thing about having chemistry is, when you get to the improv section of a scene, you've got somebody to feed… — Kevin Hart Copy Share Image
Sometimes I think your intellect can get in your way as an actor or an artist. When you come from a world… — Paul Dano Copy Share Image
Improv training allows you to get out of your head a little bit and take more risks, which is something I would… — Allison Tolman Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
'Eastbound & Down' is giving you a rhythm. It's just a whole different vibe with improv. As an actor I just kind… — Katy Mixon Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
I think when a lot of actors hear improv, they think of throwing a line in or doing a slightly different take. — Adam McKay Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
I am a stage actor. I do mostly improv comedy. The only national television stuff is 'Archer' and' Frisky Dingo.' — Amber Nash Copy Share Image
Improv Olympics, Second City are some of the most tolerant, accepting people. They're like circus folk. They're freaks themselves. — Matt Walsh Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
I belong to an improv group, I play cello, I have these phases - fencing, tae kwon do, baseball, ice hockey, boogie… — Ty Simpkins Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
I took one class at Second City called Improv for Actors, and that was it, and that was only because my agent… — Timothy Simons Copy Share Image
