Improvisers Quotes
- When you hear Bach or Mozart, you hear perfection. Remember that Bach, Mozart and Beethoven were great improvisers. I can hear that in their music. — Dave Brubeck
- In life most of us are highly skilled at suppressing action. Bad improvisers block action often with a high degree of skill. Good improvisers develop… — Keith Johnstone
- Bad improvisers block action, often with a high degree of skill. Good improvisers develop action. — Malcolm Gladwell
- Good improvisers seem telepathic; everything looks pre-arranged, This is because they accept all offers made—which is something no ‘normal’ person would do. — Keith Johnstone
- In a scene [where the improvisers must interact] without the letter S, the audience is waiting for you to lose - so they can laugh… — Keith Johnstone
- John Hughes loved improvisers. — Edie McClurg
- Personally, I've found one of the more stimulating ways of playing in recent times has been to kind of move outside the free improvised area… — Derek Bailey
- I realized that improvisers should probably always have time off. But musicians are always gigging and never have a chance to stop for a minute… — Keith Jarrett
- I could easily fill up each week with going to see debuts of friends' compositions alone. When you add in all of the bands I'm… — David First
- When hiring, mix Harvard Nerds with Chicago Improvisers and stir. — Tina Fey
- Italians are great improvisers. If something unforeseen happens, they throw up their hands, and they adjust. — Max von Sydow