Improvisation Quotes

169 quotes by 148 authors

With Material for the Spine, I am interested in alloying a technical approach to the processes of improvisation. It is a system for exploring interior… — Steve Paxton
Improvisation is the art of becoming sound. It is the only art in which a human being can and must become the music he or… — Alvin Curran
Successful improvisation is mostly a matter of taking your thoughts out of the equation, because thinking can keep the magic from happening. You have to… — Jimmy Herring
You discover over time that music can be overwhelming. Unless the musicians involved understand this they can lose audiences. Spontaneity and improvisation are salient features… — Bennie Maupin
My game is based on improvisation. Often a forward does not have the time to think too much. You have a second, rarely more, to… — Ronaldinho
Stay fluid and roll with those changes. Life is just a big extended improvisation. — Jane Lynch
When I think back now to the recording sessions, there is more improvisation than one hears. It's an ideal combination of arrangements and improvisation. Only… — Eberhard Weber
As you know from reading many of these Negro writers, we don't deal too much with the discussion of democracy and what it means and… — Stanley Crouch
To create characters, one must build background. And one of the tools we use is improvisation — Harvey Keitel
It was almost noon when the plane touched down at the Triad airport on the outskirts of Greensboro. There was a hire car waiting for… — Greg Egan
To write a book about improvisation is partly a contradiction in terms. Improvisation is spontaneous. It's in the moment. — Sally Schneider
The great thing about improvisation is that it allows us to establish an uncensored form of theater. Freedom of speech is absolutely inherent to artistic… — Lucien Bourjeily
Sometimes it works, sometimes it fails, but that's what we face when we're dealing with improvisation. — Jan Garbarek
Improvisation is the expression of the accumulated yearnings, dreams, and wisdom of the soul. — Yehudi Menuhin
Improvisation is empowering because it welcomes the unknown. And since what's impossible is always unknown, it allows me to believe I can cheat the impossible. — Philippe Petit
What of miniature boats constructed of birch bark and fallen leaves, launched onto cold water clear as air? How many fleets were pushed out toward… — Paul Harding
I allow an area for improvisation because the chemical things actors bring to stories make it not work. — Vincente Minnelli
Jazz is a music that really allows a person to express his deepest self, his most personal self - Africa being the primary source of… — Harold Land
You are about to start the greatest improvisation of all. With no script. No idea what's going to happen, often with people and places you… — Stephen Colbert
The minute you make a mistake - that's improvisation! — Barry Harris

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