Acting Quote by Michael Ian Black

It's all performance and my acting background made me very comfortable in front of people, in front of cameras. It helped me think on…

— Christopher Daniels

I have always done my sketches, as people would say, for the fun of it... I have worked to amuse myself, and if it…

— Aubrey Beardsley

I love sketch; it's my favorite form. But if it's all improv, they're either very good, and it's annoying how good they are, and…

— Fred Willard

I have sketched since a young age, so there's always been an artistic side, a visual side to my personality.

— Mark Parker

Part of what makes your performances more convincing is that your own image isn't getting in the way. And the more you can keep…

— Sam Riley

A good or great performance is like peeling an onion; in every scene you reveal another layer, something the audience hasn't seen until then.…

— Larry Moss

Sketching is a continuing source of learning rather than a string of performances.

— Paul Laseau

My performance is totally dependent on what the other actors are doing.

— Stellan Skarsgard

Improv is a fun thing to do on stage with others, sketch comedy is a great way to showcase your writing and acting, while…

— Quinta Brunson

It's really fun to be writing and producing your own sketches. You almost have more control.

— John Mulaney

I roughly draw the scene beforehand to be more confident on the set. Instead of talking and explaining certain things, I try to visually…

— Karthik Subbaraj

I think that if you just kind of try to throw together a sketch show, but you don't have any real vision for what…

— Paul F. Tompkins