Improv Quotes

122 quotes by 102 authors

I never did improv professionally, but that was certainly in my training as an actor. I like it. — Steve Buscemi
I joined an improv group in college, which was a lot of fun. After I graduated, I moved to Chicago to try to get into… — Steve Carell
Steve Buscemi is hilarious. He's really, really good with improv. — Steve Carell
I love improv so much. Listening. I think that's the key. When you improvise, you put a lot of pressure on yourself to create, and… — Rob Riggle
I'm an actor first and foremost, who happens to do improv. I've also done sitcoms, I've done stage. — Wayne Brady
Theatre sports is the best improv training period — Wayne Brady
When I worked with Robin Williams, now there is improv! He is just as funny as you think he is. We did at least five… — Stephen Root
I know now for a fact that improv can't hold a candle to doing standup. It's not the same buzz, it just isn't. It feels… — Ron James
The problem with improv is that you're letting an idiot tell you what to do. — Dino Stamatopoulos
I'm convinced to do improv. All you have to do is listen to what people are saying to you, and then just add more information… — Ryan Stiles
My best friend growing up really put the bug in my ear about acting. We created this one hour-and-a-half improv play when we were 10… — Katherine Moennig
The first rule of improv is 'Never say no.' Use it when co-writing. To co-write, you need to be willing to be vulnerable with each… — Chuck Cannon
You cant be controlling in improv. — Matt Walsh
In jazz improv, there is no such thing as wrong notes, only notes that are better chosen and it's not about the note you play,… — Larry Carlton
I got involved in improv comedy. It settled me down when I was getting wild. I was sort of an evil teenager smashing up my… — Bruce McCulloch
Improv. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't, but when it does, it's like open-field running. — Robin Williams
But, yes, I learned everything working in theater. I learned the importance of community - I was constantly going to play readings, stand-up nights, improv.… — Elizabeth Meriwether
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 making it up'… — Keith Johnstone
Sometimes I'll start a sentence and I don't know where it's going. I just hope to find it somewhere along the way. Like an improv… — Michael Scott
I love doing improv. I love comedy. I have always felt this way, even when I was really young. — Dakota Johnson

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