What an actor says is much, much less important than a life, so that's the great use for improvisation; you go, you… — Giovanni Ribisi Copy Share Image
I would make a huge distinction between theater improvisation and film improvisation. — Christopher Guest Copy Share Image
Everything we design and make is an improvisation, a lash-up, something inept and provisional. — David Pye Copy Share Image
“That, as my cousin Nord would say, is where my improvised lie falls apart.” — Eoin Colfer Copy Share Image
Jazz is a music that really allows a person to express his deepest self, his most personal self - Africa being the… — Harold Land Copy Share Image
When I came to Chicago, I didn't even know what improvisation meant, as far as pertaining to comedy. I knew about Second… — Matt Besser Copy Share Image
“Let me have two locks of your hair, and help my mother plait them into a bow-string for me. "Does anything depend… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Some people have this really clear memory of making that decision, and I don't. My earliest memories of being involved with drama… — Jai Courtney Copy Share Image
I think in theater it demands that you say the same words every night and make it feel fresh and new. Improv… — Gillian Jacobs Copy Share Image
Most of my comedy writing happens through improvisation on stage; doing it in the moment. Going up with an idea and fleshing… — Marc Maron Copy Share Image
The rule of improvisation I took to heart was, 'Don't think.' I tend to over-think things, so that was a big lesson… — Kate Micucci Copy Share Image
People have their own interests and they want to play a certain kind of music. People want to play in orchestras. They… — Henry Threadgill Copy Share Image
I’m going to break one of the rules of the trade here. I’m going to tell you some of the secrets of… — James Beard Copy Share Image
I teach a graduate seminar called "Theorizing Improvisation" that is pretty interdisciplinary, but really makes students deal with black studies seriously. A… — Vijay Iyer Copy Share Image
The secret of tango is in this moment of improvisation that happens between step and step. It is to make the impossible… — Carlos Gavito Copy Share Image
Politics is a matter of day-to-day improvisation, and it often seems as though the major parties are guided only by the desire… — Roger Scruton Copy Share Image
I wanted to look at the mentality that can breed that sort of intensity, that kind of cutthroat, pressure-cooker feeling, especially a… — Damien Chazelle Copy Share Image
“Writing structure is logical. Writing method at its best is instinctive. That way you get the benefits of both styles - improvisation… — Stewart Stafford Copy Share Image
There are wonderful things in Jazz, the improvisation, the liveliness, the being at one with the audience. — Henri Matisse Copy Share Image
Improvisation, the main thing is it teaches you to be in the moment and present in the moment and be reactive and… — John C. Reilly Copy Share Image
The problem that I have is with the music business. For some reason it seems almost impossible to get anything, any music,… — Jan Hammer Copy Share Image
