There's a difference between ad-libbing and improvising. And there's a difference between not knowing what to do and just saying something. Or… — John Cassavetes Copy Share Image
When I'm on stage, it's a little world I've created where I'm sort of the thing, so I have total control over… — Colin Mochrie Copy Share Image
My solo music - I get up onstage, I improvise and it's my improvisation. When I get up onstage with Fred Frith… — John Zorn Copy Share Image
I write and rewrite and memorize, and then inject my performance with improvising and spontaneity, because if something feels too rehearsed, it's… — Andy Daly Copy Share Image
Growing up playing jazz and improvising has had a big impact on me, and it translates into my music. — Stephen Bruner Copy Share Image
Everybody improvises without noticing it. Life is about improvising. You can't control what happens in your life, I mean, you don't know… — Hiromi Copy Share Image
If you're onstage and you're improvising and nothing's happening, people are racing for the door. But the director can go shopping later… — Gary Cole Copy Share Image
Every day, you have to make three hours of music, just randomly improvising, and that's a great way to weed stuff out. — Caroline Shaw Copy Share Image
I knew I was going to be composing. It all makes sense in retrospect. But you don't know while you're in the… — William Bolcom Copy Share Image
I do a little improv in my shows. Kind of like our movie, I'll do beats and ideas of dialogue, but I… — Charlyne Yi Copy Share Image
When I'm in the studio, when I'm warm, when I'm what people call improvising, I feel a very special connection. I feel… — Twyla Tharp Copy Share Image
Certainly one of the more common experiences in the jazz field is discovering someone new. Improvising musicians are capable of being musical… — Gary Burton Copy Share Image
My school life was very much a wandering experience. I was having trouble in school and I was not making a lot… — Josh Groban Copy Share Image
I end up improvising in almost everything to some degree, 'cause it's often necessary on movies. The script is one thing, and… — John C. Reilly Copy Share Image
A lot of lines in movies were written, but I'm always improvising. Once you get into the scene, it just comes to… — Chris Tucker Copy Share Image
I don't mind doing scripted material. It's actually kind of a relief, because improvising is a little bit like screenwriting on your… — John C. Reilly Copy Share Image
When you're improvising, you're relying on this connection to creativity. — Reggie Watts Copy Share Image
I think the other thing that's important is getting to a place, which very, very rarely happens with improvising groups, where somebody… — Brian Eno Copy Share Image
“Remembering the careful way the cooks she'd met chose their ingredients--- the snails at L'Ami Louis, Taeb's saffron, Baldwin's asparagus--- Stella thought… — Ruth Reichl Copy Share Image
Yes, for me audio-visual performance has its roots in my experience working as an improvising musician and composer. — Kurt Ralske Copy Share Image
Americans have been good at improvising for a long time, but in the last few decades, we have gotten very sloppy about… — John Medina Copy Share Image
I don't think there's an improvised word in the movie. I hope not because I admire writing. Improvising is kind of gambling.… — Bill Nighy Copy Share Image
