You will find hardly any improvising on camera anywhere in my films. It's very structured, but it's all worked out from elaborate… — Mike Leigh Copy Share Image
...I think of improvising as composing - fo me it's all about playing melodies. When I improvise, there's not a lot of… — Robben Ford 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
When Indian musicians play a raga it's very restrictive. But, in a way these restraints are essential to liberate yourself through them,… — John McLaughlin Copy Share Image
In my case, I am improvising with existing sound files. I use an MSP patch that a friend of mine made, and… — Christian Fennesz Copy Share Image
I remember as a kid, I was improvising and making little trophies out of different materials and going in front of the… — Novak Djokovic Copy Share Image
Although arguably, it's my job to dig deep whether I'm improvising or not. It's just their style. That's the way they feel… — Amanda Peet Copy Share Image
I look at improvising as a prolonged game of chess. There's an opening gambit with your pawn in a complex game I… — Steve Carell Copy Share Image
John Cassavetes was there at night while I was working. After they [with his friends] discussed as much live TV as they… — Gena Rowlands Copy Share Image
I think jazz is a beautiful, democratic music. It encourages musicians with very strong, and many times, very different points of view… — Marcus Miller Copy Share Image
When I'm improvising, I'm out of my head. I've done a lot of projects recently where there hasn't been a script. It's… — Dave Franco 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
“..:Sometimes when cooking, I haven't had all the ingredients required to fulfill the recipe which I might be working on at the… — Rafael Garcia Copy Share Image
It's kind of like being a writer in the sense that you always hear other writers say, 'Well, the best way to… — Jherek Bischoff Copy Share Image
When you improvise on the spot, people are very reluctant to have soft moments or quiet moments or sad moments because they're… — Albert Brooks 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
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
Jazz music should be inclusive. Smooth jazz to me rules out a certain kind of drama and a certain tension that I… — David Sanborn Copy Share Image
As much as I think John Coltrane belongs on the list, I think without Coleman Hawkins and Lester Young, both of whom… — Herbie Mann Copy Share Image
Even if you're improvising, the fact that beforehand you know certain things will work helps you make those improvisations successful. It really… — John Cale Copy Share Image
The planet isn't improvising, it's creating dynamic tensions between complex living systems in a planetary choreography, a balancing act between physical, chemical,… — DJ Spooky Copy Share Image
I'm an improviser at heart, when I'm writing, I'm improvising in my head. When you're an improviser on stage, you can never… — Scot Armstrong Copy Share Image
I enjoy the challenge of taking something which was not meant for the piano, distilling its essence and writing or improvising it… — Michael Hersch Copy Share Image
I found the recording sessions very freeing because you can really try things. When you're filming something, if you're improvising a film… — Tina Fey Copy Share Image
I know there are some actors who are just brilliant at improvising and brilliant at just being in the moment and doing… — Ioan Gruffudd Copy Share Image
I anticipated all the changes in jazz because they were all problematical things, that I was dealing with myself. In New York… — Paul Bley Copy Share Image
When we were making Speaking in Tongues and Remain in Light, we were jamming. From that we were taking the best bits… — Tina Weymouth 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
Yeah, in all of 'Stranger Things,' if I have a line or scene I really try to improvise, I'll ask the Duffers.… — Caleb McLaughlin 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
Dr. Okun. Who's named after a special-effects guy named Jeff Okun, who had done Stargate for Roland Emmerich and Dean Devlin, who… — Brent Spiner Copy Share Image
In 'There's Something About Mary' and 'Dumb & Dumber,' I ended up improvising quite a bit of my scenes, and later I… — Harland Williams Copy Share Image
It's an example of when three people think something's brilliant and one thinks it's terrible. I suppose that's what improvising can be… — Alexis Taylor Copy Share Image
I grew up in the funk, rock and roll, blues and r&b tradition, and I came to this thing we call jazz… — Hamid Drake Copy Share Image
I did a smaller gig with an acoustic guitar and a drum machine. In one song, something wrong happened with the drum… — Violante Placido Copy Share Image
A lot of people love the idea of improvising but are terrified of it, so I tried to make a book that… — Sally Schneider Copy Share Image
![“John Cassavetes was there at night while I was working. After they [with his friends] discussed as much live TV as they felt they needed to, they started improvising scenes just for the fun of it and one of those scenes everybody got very interested in and it turned into Shadows [1959]. That movie…” quote by Gena Rowlands](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/8fc/gena-rowlands-15239_felt_john-cassavetes-was-there-at-night-while_425534.jpg)
![“This word gets overused in describing actors but I think it applies to Mike [Tyson] in this case - he was totally fearless. He jumped in and played with us comedically and improvised a lot. A lot of jokes in those scenes with him are from him improvising.” quote by Ed Helms](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/10a/ed-helms-4996_actors_this-word-gets-overused-in-describing-ac_517777.jpg)
