Life is improvisation. All of those [improv] classes were like church to me. The training had seeped into me and changed who… — Tina Fey Copy Share Image
If you know your character inside out then that's when improv starts to sound good. But improv to me can be as… — Jamie Demetriou Copy Share Image
The rules of improvisation apply beautifully to life. Never say no - you have to be interested to be interesting, and your… — Scott Adsit Copy Share Image
First responders are a resilient lot. They deal with many types of situations and are very good at improvisation in their work. — Jesse Spencer Copy Share Image
“The first rule of improvisation is AGREE. Always agree and SAY YES … The second rule of improvisation is not only to… — Tina Fey Copy Share Image
Peace demands more, not less, from a people. Peace lacks the clarity of purpose and the cadence of war. War is scripted:… — Richard M. Nixon 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
I come from the world of improv; I love any show or any vehicle that gives me an opportunity to be in… — Brad Garrett Copy Share Image
I used to think that running an organization was equivalent to conducting a symphony orchestra. But I don't think that's quite it;… — Warren G. Bennis 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
There isn't much improvisation in film - there's virtually none. The people that theoretically could be good at this in a theater… — Christopher Guest Copy Share Image
My father was king of the guidebooks and our holidays were always planned, taking us from a great gallery to an ace… — Olivia Williams Copy Share Image
“Whether personal or organizational, building capacity to effectively deal with change creates resilience, and without exceptional resilience there is no antifragility.” — Roger Spitz Copy Share Image
Improvisation is an important part of bluegrass, and I would hasten to add that classical music wasn't always such an improvisational void.… — Chris Thile Copy Share Image
Louis Armstrong is the master of the jazz solo. He became the beacon, the light in the tower, that helped the rest… — Ellis Marsalis, Jr Copy Share Image
I have this habit of asking 'why do you want to do it?' and then interrupting them to say, 'here's why you… — Mike Birbiglia Copy Share Image
“I have a lot of problems with fifteen-minute jazz-funk jams as well. I don’t care about instrumental prowess. I don’t care about… — Matt Thorne Copy Share Image
You do stuff that gets a reaction and you think 'that's a winner' and then it never sees the light of day.… — Rafe Spall Copy Share Image
With the exceptional talent that is Guy Sigsworth as producer and collaborator, we have recorded a collection of original songs that sees… — Alison Moyet 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. The… — Derek Bailey Copy Share Image
I may be prejudiced, but I believe that jazz music has the strongest healing potential, and it's not just because I play… — Horace Silver Copy Share Image
Sometimes people that are very good at improvisation in life, meaning like stage improvisation, aren't good in films because you have to… — Vince Vaughn Copy Share Image
It was almost noon when the plane touched down at the Triad airport on the outskirts of Greensboro. There was a hire… — Greg Egan Copy Share Image
Business today is all about improvisation, which is the essence of jazz. Perhaps in the past we could just follow the operating… — Josh Linkner Copy Share Image
I would make a huge distinction between theater improvisation and film improvisation. — Christopher Guest Copy Share Image
When you're improvising, it's fun to find something that you can lean on that is similar to your life experience. In my… — Mark Duplass Copy Share Image
I believe improv is a vital tool for the actor. Thinking on your feet, in the spur of the moment! — Anonymous Copy Share Image
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
It's so much harder to make a living off improv. Improv is so rarified and for such a specific audience. — Kurt Braunohler Copy Share Image
People are tired of constant movement, improvisation, and wild scrambling when plans fail. — Francois Hollande Copy Share Image
I look for something universal in songs rather than something personal. I look for something that will give us a platform for… — Will Kimbrough Copy Share Image
Improvisation is the ability to create something very spiritual, something of one's own. — Sonny Rollins Copy Share Image
Being able to improvise is the basis for creating all characters and situations, for everything to do with performing, really. And it's… — Chris Kattan Copy Share Image
Cynics who say power is all that counts in politics forget that power without ideas is just improvisation. — Michael Ignatieff Copy Share Image
You can't improvise if you are tense. Or thinking too much. You have to really let it go. — Joy Bryant Copy Share Image
The music of the Gypsies belongs in the sphere of improvisation rather than in any other, without which it would have no… — Franz Liszt Copy Share Image
A lot of improvisation ends up being about just thinking outside of the box in the scene. It's not improvisation as much… — Jason Sudeikis Copy Share Image
Improv is a disposable art form, but it's kind of freeing in that way, too, because things can fail, and the audience… — Matt Walsh Copy Share Image
When you're improvising, you connect with people in a way you don't in normal life, strangely. — Derek Trucks Copy Share Image
I think it's a lot richer than what we call fleshy improv, I think it's very funny, puppet improv and fleshy improv. — Brian Henson Copy Share Image
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