Improv Quotes
122 Improv quotes by 102 unique authors
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What brought me to L.A. was work! I moved to Chicago after college - I went to Kalamazoo - did my nerd thing, graduated, and…
— Steven Yeun
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If you work in Chicago in the improv scene, anyone is happy for you if you get a job.
— Steven Yeun
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You have to be able to fail with the improv. You have to not care.
— Adam McKay
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I often tell my students that you can't worry about the end of an improv scene because the end is not up to you. You…
— Mark Sutton
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You can tell someone you love them first. You can try to speak only the truth for a whole week. You can jump out of…
— Amy Poehler
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I started doing improv my sophomore year.
— Rachel Dratch
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I'm not a huge fan of improv theater or improv sports or whatever, because it still just looks like a tool. It looks like a…
— John Michael Higgins
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I write pop songs. But I think it is sprinkled with a lot of counter-culture references. It ranged from rap to hip hop to trip…
— Nelly Furtado
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Pronouns are the enemy of improv.
— Craig Cackowski
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I don't like improv at all. It terrifies me. I like to know exactly what I'm going to say. Being surprised does make me a…
— Jesse Tyler Ferguson
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When it comes to improv, Specifics beget specifics.
— Craig Cackowski
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I never went to acting school, so improv was my training. Just being quick on your feet helps in everyday life.
— Ben Schwartz
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I've been working straight since 2003, so I might just want to take an improv or theater class. That excites me. I can't wait to…
— Fergie
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I've always loved improv. It's my thing.
— Oscar Nunez
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What I think improv is great for is making dialogue more natural.
— Chris O'Dowd
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I'm terrified of improv. Improv in a show or in front of an audience sounds terrifying.
— Elizabeth Olsen
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I got involved with an acting school and studied for a couple years. They used to have improv exercises that you would work on and…
— Barry Levinson
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I guess I'm sort of spoiled because, most of the things that I get to do, people know that you're a good improviser, so they…
— Matt Walsh
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I love physical comedy. I love Oscar Wilde, I love Shakespeare comedies, I love improv.
— Elizabeth Banks
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And I've always loved commercials. I like working out how to organically weave a brand's message into the writing process. It's like an improv show,…
— Jason Bateman
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In orthodox film-making, you never shoot sequentially - but with improv, obviously every move you make has a knock-on effect; it is a cumulative process.…
— Saffron Burrows
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I'm not an improv guy.
— Curtis Armstrong
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I come from the world of improv; I love any show or any vehicle that gives me an opportunity to be in the moment.
— Brad Garrett
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As they say, there are two rules in improv: Never say no, and never ask why. When another actor asks 'Why?' or says no to…
— Johnny Galecki
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I started doing improv in college, and I really liked it.
— Rachel Dratch
Who Wrote These Improv Quotes
102 authors contributed a total of 122 Improv Quotes, led by these top contributors: