Accepting Quote by Keith Johnstone

Suppose Mozart had tried to be original? It would have been like a man at the North Pole trying to walk north, and this…

— Keith Johnstone

An artist who is inspired is being obvious. He’s not making any decisions, he’s not weighing one idea against another. He’s accepting his first…

— Keith Johnstone

I was crazy about silent comedy - in the old days, and crazy about Japanese movies.

— Keith Johnstone

The problem's always been to deal with the fear.Cos the fear is pretty . . . it ruins everybody really.

— Keith Johnstone

None of us really grow up. All we ever do is learn how to behave in public.

— Keith Johnstone

Wherever you go it's the same fear. And the same protective devices. There is one big error I think and partly my fault which…

— Keith Johnstone

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

I left my theatre the Loose Moose almost twenty years ago, and I hardly ever go back. Sometimes I go back to do a…

— Keith Johnstone

There are people who prefer to say ‘Yes’, and there are people who prefer to say ‘No’. Those who say ‘Yes’ are rewarded by…

— Keith Johnstone

I don't even think you should tell the audience you're improvising. It's like an apology in case it's bad : 'we're just making it…

— Keith Johnstone

You can sort of trick people into being really good. Even if they didn't know anything.

— Keith Johnstone

The best laughs are on the recognition of truth.

— Keith Johnstone