--- title: "1 Say Listening Quotes By J. B. Smoove" description: "1 Say Listening quotes by J. B. Smoove. Plus more from J. B. Smoove and more Say Listening sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/72e/j-b-smoove-3940_communication_improv-relies-just-as-much-on-listening_262148.jpg" --- > [Improv relies just as much on listening as it does you delivering dialogue. That's the hard for some people. Some people just concentrate on what they're going to say, and they're not listening. You have to listen in order to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-b-smoove/improv-relies-just-as-much-on-listening-as-it-does-you-delivering/) [J. B. Smoove](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-b-smoove/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/72e/j-b-smoove-3940_communication_improv-relies-just-as-much-on-listening_262148.jpg) ## More by J. B. Smoove > [You know what I like? I like classic stuff. I like 'The Andy Griffith Show' - the variety of characters was so amazing to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-b-smoove/you-know-what-i-like-i-like-classic-stuff-i-like-the-andy-griffith/) [J. B. Smoove](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-b-smoove/) > [You have to fail, man, but you cannot allow failure to stop you from doing what you must do. Failing is just as good…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-b-smoove/you-have-to-fail-man-but-you-cannot-allow-failure-to-stop-you-from/) [J. B. Smoove](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-b-smoove/) > [If a director brings a guy to their movie who does improv, they've got to let him do what he does - otherwise it's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-b-smoove/if-a-director-brings-a-guy-to-their-movie-who-does-improv-they-ve-got/) [J. B. Smoove](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-b-smoove/) > [A lot of comedians are selfish.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-b-smoove/a-lot-of-comedians-are-selfish/) [J. B. Smoove](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-b-smoove/) > [Improv relies just as much on listening as it does you delivering dialogue. That's the hard for some people. Some people just concentrate on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-b-smoove/improv-relies-just-as-much-on-listening-as-it-does-you-delivering/) [J. B. Smoove](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-b-smoove/) > [My life is gardening, cleaning around the house and power washing. I power wash everything: my wife, the mailman with the f-cking mail, power…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-b-smoove/my-life-is-gardening-cleaning-around-the-house-and-power-washing-i/) [J. B. Smoove](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-b-smoove/) > [I believe, even when I'm doing my standup or my acting or whatever I'm doing, I believe in painting pictures.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-b-smoove/i-believe-even-when-i-m-doing-my-standup-or-my-acting-or-whatever-i-m/) [J. B. Smoove](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-b-smoove/) > [I should be European, man. I'm long and lean. I'd look good in a trench coat.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-b-smoove/i-should-be-european-man-i-m-long-and-lean-i-d-look-good-in-a-trench/) [J. B. Smoove](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-b-smoove/) > [Man, you can come see me six or seven times in a row and you'll never see the same show twice, because I don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-b-smoove/man-you-can-come-see-me-six-or-seven-times-in-a-row-and-you-ll-never/) [J. B. Smoove](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-b-smoove/) > [I've done everything. Selling door-to-door fire extinguishers... In bars, I used to repair those machines that have 10 different buttons on them to spray…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-b-smoove/i-ve-done-everything-selling-door-to-door-fire-extinguishers-in-bars/) [J. B. Smoove](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-b-smoove/) > [I'm nice with damn kids, man. Kids love me. I can bounce back and forth. I can discipline kids and I can get into…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-b-smoove/i-m-nice-with-damn-kids-man-kids-love-me-i-can-bounce-back-and-forth/) [J. B. Smoove](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-b-smoove/) > [You want your lady to be a contortionist. What man wouldn't want a lady who's a contortionist?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-b-smoove/you-want-your-lady-to-be-a-contortionist-what-man-wouldn-t-want-a/) [J. B. Smoove](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-b-smoove/) > [It's great when a director like Cameron Crowe can take what you do and fit it into what he's doing. If someone's a fan…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-b-smoove/it-s-great-when-a-director-like-cameron-crowe-can-take-what-you-do/) [J. B. Smoove](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-b-smoove/) > [I live in New York right now but I'm originally from my daddy's nuts. We all are. Think about, we the lucky ones -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-b-smoove/i-live-in-new-york-right-now-but-i-m-originally-from-my-daddy-s-nuts/) [J. B. Smoove](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-b-smoove/) > [I think what I do in my acting world and what I do in my standup world is bring up a brand that I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-b-smoove/i-think-what-i-do-in-my-acting-world-and-what-i-do-in-my-standup/) [J. B. Smoove](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-b-smoove/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/say-listening/j-b-smoove/#itemlist", "name": "1 Say Listening Quotes By J. B. Smoove", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Improv relies just as much on listening as it does you delivering dialogue. That's the hard for some people. 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