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> [I've been largely an improvisational actor for most of my career, except for when I've worked with the Coen brothers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-bob-thornton/i-ve-been-largely-an-improvisational-actor-for-most-of-my-career/)

[Billy Bob Thornton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-bob-thornton/)

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> [If I know a guy who's a really good improvisational actor, I'd be foolish not to let him because he'll come up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-reiner/if-i-know-a-guy-who-s-a-really-good-improvisational-actor-i-d-be/)

[Rob Reiner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-reiner/)

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> [I'm an improvisational actor. I like to do my own thing. But once in a while, I think you should have the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fawad-khan/i-m-an-improvisational-actor-i-like-to-do-my-own-thing-but-once-in-a/)

[Fawad Khan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fawad-khan/)

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> [I have a reputation for being an improvisational actor, which is true, but I also know what I'm doing so that if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-carlyle/i-have-a-reputation-for-being-an-improvisational-actor-which-is-true/)

[Robert Carlyle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-carlyle/)

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> [Doing three movies with Mike Myers certainly loosened me up. He told me that there's a switch in your brain that censors…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/seth-green/doing-three-movies-with-mike-myers-certainly-loosened-me-up-he-told/)

[Seth Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/seth-green/)

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> [I've been largely an improvisational actor for most of my career.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-bob-thornton/i-ve-been-largely-an-improvisational-actor-for-most-of-my-career-2/)

[Billy Bob Thornton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-bob-thornton/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b40/billy-bob-thornton-2003_actor_i-ve-been-largely-an-improvisational-act_2357359.jpg)

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