Doing Quote by Keegan-Michael Key

Improvisation is a weird word because we often think it means that you make things up out of whole cloth right there on the…

— Roger Ebert

I believe that improvisation is really just a directorial tool. It's a writing tool. It's not so much that the actors get to say…

— Ivan Reitman

Undeniably, the audience for improvisation, good or bad, active or passive, sympathetic or hostile, has a power that no other audience has. It can…

— Derek Bailey

My concept of drama requires obstacles, and there's no obstacles in comfort.

— Tim Cahill

In acting, one should look at the film in totality. Improvisations should only be made keeping in mind the limits of a character. Always…

— Aparshakti Khurana

I think improvisation is really crucial in terms of making things feel real and authentic.

— Dan Mazer

I've always believed acting is an improvisational art form, even when not a single line is changed. I mean, the behavior should always be…

— Trevor St. John

What people think improvisation is and non-improvisation is, it's nothing to do with what you like or dislike. It's all about how it happens…

— Isabelle Huppert

When you want to have entertainment, it must be a waste of time. I don't like that. I don't like improvisation being pointless.

— Keith Johnstone

Improvisation is almost like the retarded cousin in the comedy world. We've been trying forever to get improvisation on TV. It's just like stand-up.…

— Amy Poehler

I don't understand why people don't use improvisation, especially in comedy films, but also, for me, you get more naturalism, and that's why I…

— Alice Lowe

The thing about improvisation is that it's not about what you say. It's listening to what other people say. It's about what you hear.

— Paul Merton