A person improvising is sometimes very fortunate that just at that second things coincide. — Leo Ornstein Copy Share Image
I had such a broad array of classes, in improvising, in clowning, in Shakespeare. It was so great to just be inundated… — James Wolk Copy Share Image
As an improvising musician, I am not in the music business, I am not in the creativity business; I am in the… — Stephen Nachmanovitch Copy Share Image
That's what improvising is like for me. There's no tollbooth between my impulse and my action. — Twyla Tharp Copy Share Image
My favorite dish is cleaning out the fridge on Sunday night and improvising a great medley. — Matthew McConaughey Copy Share Image
When I joined the band I was coming largely from an improvising background, and the idea of a fluid rhythm that was… — John Dieterich Copy Share Image
If you do improvising, it can sometimes end up being a waste of time. And if you do that, it's more or… — Giovanni Ribisi Copy Share Image
I've always loved improvising. That's how I write songs. Creativity has an improvised element to it. — Jamie Lidell Copy Share Image
You're just sort of searching for this 'thing' and sometimes you get it and sometimes you don't. All music is imperfect, but… — John Abercrombie Copy Share Image
I think initially it's terrifying because going into a show where, you know, "Oh, I'm going to be on stage for two… — Brian Henson Copy Share Image
In the U.S., it's like, you start with a great script, and then on set - not everybody, but definitely in the… — Bill Hader Copy Share Image
Sometimes you have to kind of keep proving that you're improvising. That's the game, or the goal, of long-form TV improv, is… — Amy Poehler Copy Share Image
In life, sometimes everything falls into place, and sometimes everything just falls to pieces. The key is to begin creating with these… — Tori Amos Copy Share Image
I don't want to see an experiment. Experiment at home - when you show up on stage, I want to see a… — Z'EV Copy Share Image
These actors like Danny McBride and Jonah Hill are so good at improvising, and when they do it, it's this fun moment… — Jillian Bell Copy Share Image
Maybe a part of me recognized how right the improvising spirit of jazz is. Not the sounds, but the freedom to work… — Jane Siberry Copy Share Image
Improvisation in general is good, and improvising material into themes, turning the material into something codified and repeatable, taught me scenic structure… — Stephen Colbert Copy Share Image
No hawk swooping down upon his prey, no stag improvising new detours by which to trick the huntsman, no dog scenting game… — Honore de Balzac Copy Share Image
Sometimes you'll have great actors who aren't comfortable with improvising. Which can get pretty frustrating. But every actor's coming from a different… — David Gordon Green Copy Share Image
The key to writing for Richard (Pryor) was to just push his buttons and then know when to push the buttons on… — Alan Thicke Copy Share Image
I'm all about melodies, and I find myself improvising most of the time with lyrics. Then I stick to a couple of… — Sophie Thatcher Copy Share Image
A puppet that starts to improvise badly is almost funnier than the puppet that's improvising well. So the show gets better when… — Brian Henson Copy Share Image
Wherever inspiration comes from, it's like I'll hear a melody and chords, almost a rough structure of the whole thing [song]. I'll… — Chris Wyse Copy Share Image
Improvising is writing, too - there was no music and now there's music. So that's composition. And any time you take any… — Chris Thile Copy Share Image
If you have a child, you're improvising with rules all day long, and some of them are total lies. — Sarah Jessica Parker Copy Share Image
I think that if you're improvising on TV, it's a great way to help the dialogue between actors and writers. — Zach Woods Copy Share Image
Jazz is all about that. It's bending things and breaking away from what's on the page and improvising. — Laufey Copy Share Image
I was improvising before I was reading music. I was just trying to play things on the clarinet by ear. I think… — Pete Fountain Copy Share Image
I love being onstage. I love the relationship with the audience. I love the letting go, the sense of discovery, the improvising. — Stephen Colbert Copy Share Image
All improv turns into anger. All comedy improv basically turns into anger, because that's all people know how to do when they're… — Albert Brooks Copy Share Image
In improvising, you've got your scale; you've got the notes that are going to sound good with other notes, the intervals that… — Eleanor Catton Copy Share Image
Any changes that I made to my line, I asked if I could make them, which I do in every movie. So… — Samuel L. Jackson Copy Share Image
our domestic lives reflect the major trend that dominates the consumer marketplace today: an ever-increasing emphasis on variety and choice. ... we… — Sally Helgesen Copy Share Image
I think there are dozens or hundreds of different forms of creativity. Pondering science and math problems for years is different from… — Oliver Sacks Copy Share Image
You have to be loose enough so that when you listen to what's coming, you can follow it. In that sense I… — Z'EV Copy Share Image
The show is probably 60 percent improvising and 40 percent not. So there's quite a bit of it that we do have… — Brian Henson Copy Share Image
When I worked with Robin Williams, now there is improv! He is just as funny as you think he is. We did… — Stephen Root Copy Share Image
I find myself improvising a lot. But, sometimes I'll come us with a chorus or just one line and it will sort… — Kate Brown Copy Share Image
Improvisation is about finding the best joke or the silliest way to get something across. Improvising conflict is always fun because you… — Ed Helms Copy Share Image
Sometimes when you start improvising on stage, which I do a fair bit of, obviously you haven't planned it. But to be… — Frank Skinner Copy Share Image
![“Wherever inspiration comes from, it's like I'll hear a melody and chords, almost a rough structure of the whole thing [song]. I'll just hear it and chase what's in my head. The rest comes from jamming with band, improvising, seeing what comes up as well. I'll come up with it off the top of my…” quote by Chris Wyse](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/a3c/chris-wyse-47819_band_wherever-inspiration-comes-from-it-s-lik_348061.jpg)
