Improvising musicians are musical travelers, voyagers. There is a freedom to wander the musical landscape. — Gary Burton 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
This word gets overused in describing actors but I think it applies to Mike [Tyson] in this case - he was totally… — Ed Helms Copy Share Image
“In one scene, when I was supposed to say, "In a pig's eye you are," what came out was, "In a pig's… — Ava Gardner Copy Share Image
Normally when I'm writing, in the beginning I don't think of lyrics at all. I'm just improvising. — St. Lucia 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
I think it’s very important to live in the present. One of the great things that improvising teaches you is the magic… — Charlie Haden 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
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
I don't like improvising on camera, particularly, but very often, a scene will not be working, and you rehearse it once or… — Alan Arkin 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
My younger brother and I have been writing together, mainly for fun, for years, but we've been improvising together since we were… — Ty Burrell Copy Share Image
There are certain actors who are very good at improvising, like Dustin Hoffman and Glenda Jackson. — John Schlesinger 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 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
Remembering that life can be full of surprises is useful in any part of your life. You can try a new way… — Bobby McFerrin Copy Share Image
If they think they are doing something new, they ought to do what I do every day - spend at least two… — Coleman Hawkins Copy Share Image
Even when I was in school shows, in elementary school doing plays, I'd always go off book and start improvising. — Billy Crystal Copy Share Image
The challenge is, well, there's a huge challenge, which is when you're improvising, you're meant to sort of clear your mind completely,… — Brian Henson Copy Share Image
I don't even think you should tell the audience you're improvising. It's like an apology in case it's bad : 'we're just… — Keith Johnstone Copy Share Image
