Inspirational Quotes by Viola Spolin

That which is not yet known comes out of that which is not yet here.

— Viola Spolin

It is highly possible that what is called 'talented behavior' is simply a greater individual capacity for experiencing. From this point of view, it…

— Viola Spolin

Get out of your head, into your space and await the invisible stranger

— Viola Spolin

The audience is the most revered member of the theater. Without an audience, there is no theater. Everything done is ultimately for the enjoyment…

— Viola Spolin

Through spontaneity we are re-formed into ourselves. It creates an explosion that for the moment frees us from handed-down frames of reference, memory choked…

— Viola Spolin

First teach a person to develop to the point of his limitation and then-pfft!-break the limitation.

— Viola Spolin

When student-actors see people and the way they behave when together, see the color of the sky, hear the sounds in the air, feel…

— Viola Spolin

The unknown is where we go to find new things and intuition is how we find them.

— Viola Spolin

There are few places outside his own play where a child can contribute to the world in which he finds himself. His world: dominated…

— Viola Spolin

Everyone can act. Everyone can improvise. Anyone who wishes to can play in the theatre.

— Viola Spolin

General improvisations often give actors an insight beyond their words by helping them to 'see the word' and achieve a reality for the scene.

— Viola Spolin

If the environment permits it, anyone can learn whatever he chooses to learn, and if the individual permits it, the environment will teach him…

— Viola Spolin