Force Quote by Stephen Nachmanovitch

Improvisation can be either a last resort or an established way of evoking creativity.

— Mary Catherine Bateson

I like to think that we've got a plan, so let's stick to it. That said, once we've stuck to it, we're allowed as…

— Guy Ritchie

What all my years in improvisation taught is that - if you're going to grow as a performer - you have to try some…

— Jack McBrayer

Improvisation is the ability to create something very spiritual, something of one's own.

— Sonny Rollins

Improvisation is the expression of the accumulated yearnings, dreams, and wisdom of the soul.

— Yehudi Menuhin

The idea of improvisation means that we confront ourselves with our own individual creativity.

— Brian Alger

Composition is selective improvisation.

— Igor Stravinsky

Successful improvisation is mostly a matter of taking your thoughts out of the equation, because thinking can keep the magic from happening. You have…

— Jimmy Herring

Improvisation is not the expression of accident but rather of the accumulated yearnings, dreams and wisdom of our very soul.

— Yehudi Menuhin

Improvisation, it is a mystery. You can write a book about it, but by the end no one still knows what it is. When…

— Stephane Grappelli

When improvisation is properly applied, it is compositional thinking, sped way up.

— Kurt Elling

Improvisation is empowering because it welcomes the unknown. And since what's impossible is always unknown, it allows me to believe I can cheat the…

— Philippe Petit