Also Quote by Eleanor Catton

The main thing about improvising is listening so if something happens that wasn't expected and you know your character, you know what has to…

— Vince Vaughn

Even if you're improvising, the fact that beforehand you know certain things will work helps you make those improvisations successful. It really helps to…

— John Cale

When it comes to improv, Specifics beget specifics.

— Craig Cackowski

When you're at a concert and you hear someone improvise well, that's special; it puts you in the moment and takes you someplace. To…

— John Popper

You try to improvise in a compositional manner. You don't just do some stupid lick you've been practicing, scale form exercises or something.

— Terry Bozzio

Improvising is wonderful. But, the thing is that you cannot improvise unless you know exactly what you're doing. That's a kind of paradoxical thing…

— Christopher Walken

When you're improvising, you're relying on this connection to creativity.

— Reggie Watts

...I think of improvising as composing - fo me it's all about playing melodies. When I improvise, there's not a lot of real thinking…

— Robben Ford

When you listen to someone improvise, the notes that are played are only half the story.

— Hubert Laws

As an improviser you need to experience the moment- and that includes everything in the moment. Observe the people around you-the bandleader, the bartender-what…

— Pat Martino

Improvising is writing, too - there was no music and now there's music. So that's composition. And any time you take any sort of…

— Chris Thile

I think the key to improv is always listening. It's embracing. It's positivity. It's hearing things and not shutting them down.

— Chris Gethard