The way I write is, I listen to things in my head, and then I copy them down. I memorize conversations and… — Harvey Pekar Copy Share Image
Perfect retention. I don't think I could do that-I've never disciplined myself to do it. I suppose a lot of it is… — George Shearing Copy Share Image
I allow a lot of room for improvisation and funny stuff. I always feel planned. — Michael Bay Copy Share Image
What people think improvisation is and non-improvisation is, it's nothing to do with what you like or dislike. It's all about how… — Isabelle Huppert Copy Share Image
Actor training should be broadly humanistic, involving the study not just of dramatic literature and theatre history, but of languages, literature, and… — Richard Hornby Copy Share Image
Both 'Udaan' and 'Lootera' were largely rehearsed. With 'Trapped,' I left room for improvisation. — Vikramaditya Motwane Copy Share Image
With Halloween, the director was this genius wonder boy who was the writer, director, producer, along with his girlfriend. They were this… — P. J. Soles Copy Share Image
The only band I was really over-into was Cream. And the only thing I really liked about them was their live stuff… — Eddie Van Halen Copy Share Image
I don't think I differentiate between composition and improvisation. Improvisation could be a large part of a composition. — Yoshi Wada Copy Share Image
I become exaggerated, and loud, and obnoxious, and full of the spirit of improvisation. That's one of the weird things about performing,… — Wayne White Copy Share Image
I do love improvisation, I love when I find an object in my studio or kitchen (look, a tea sample's tiny glass… — Signe Baumane Copy Share Image
Free improvisation, in addition to being a highly skilled musical craft, is open to use by almost anyone--beginners, children, and non-musicians… — Derek Bailey Copy Share Image
So much of the show [ Too Much Tuna] is improvisation, and I think that Nick [Kroll] and John [Mulaney] kind of… — Alex Timbers Copy Share Image
When I began doing theatre in high school I saw that I could get laughs from people but I didn't really connect… — Amy Poehler Copy Share Image
You have to study composition to understand that things can be done backwards and forwards and upside down, inverted, but it's mainly… — Terry Bozzio Copy Share Image
With Material for the Spine, I am interested in alloying a technical approach to the processes of improvisation. It is a system… — Steve Paxton Copy Share Image
The reality for me is simple. When music is written, it is usually categorized as classical. When it is improvised, it can… — Dave Brubeck Copy Share Image
Improvisation is not a presentational form, except in small doses, or as a game. It's a tool. — Bernard Sahlins Copy Share Image
Working within the limits of the medium forces us to change our own limits. Improvisation is not breaking with forms and limitations… — Stephen Nachmanovitch Copy Share Image
Generally speaking I would say I enjoy the smaller films more because there's a less sense of pressure and often the material… — Jeff Bridges Copy Share Image
“Bad improvisers block action, often with a high degree of skill. Good improvisers develop action."(p.115)” — Malcolm Gladwell Copy Share Image
I like the idea of the objecthood of music being destabilized by process and things like improvisation. That's what empowers us; that's… — Vijay Iyer Copy Share Image
Improvisation is not the expression of accident but rather of the accumulated yearnings, dreams and wisdom of our very soul. — Yehudi Menuhin Copy Share Image