Introduction Quote by Paul F. Tompkins

I'm an actor first and foremost, who happens to do improv. I've also done sitcoms, I've done stage.

— Wayne Brady

I remember once they sent me over to read for a show called 'Mork and Mindy.' I heard gales of laughter, then Robin Williams…

— Judge Reinhold

The first feature film I did, when I did 'Night Shift,' I improvised quite a bit because I would improvise at the audition, so…

— Michael Keaton

When I worked with Robin Williams, now there is improv! He is just as funny as you think he is. We did at least…

— Stephen Root

Sometimes you read a script, and it's like, 'You'll improv, and this is just a blueprint of what the scene could be,' and that's…

— Paul Rudd

I wasn't in the drama department, but I auditioned anyway and he not only cast me but also included a few sketches that I…

— Ted Alexandro

I've always been an actor, even when I was doing improv and my own version of stand up.

— Brett Gelman

I never did improv professionally, but that was certainly in my training as an actor. I like it.

— Steve Buscemi

I'm more of a writer than an actor, and I used to say that I'm mostly an improviser, though I haven't improvised in awhile.

— Tina Fey

Any good movie or script usually, if they're doing their job, gives the highest platform possible for an actor to leap off of, and…

— Justin Theroux

See, that's the thing: I'm not one of those actors who thinks, 'God, I've got to improvise and make it my own.' No, my…

— Rachael Harris

I'm a fool for a good role in a creative piece where there are really such talented writers and wonderful actors.

— Sissy Spacek