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Improvisation Quotes

I believe that improvisation is really just a directorial tool. It’s a writing tool Picture Quote #1

Legislation is a matter of more or less intelligent improvisation aiming at palliating conditions by means of patchwork policies Picture Quote #1

I’m very interested in the improvisation because one of the things I do is to help train scientists to communicate in a better way and more personal way when they’re making a presentation, and I use improvisation to do that Picture Quote #1

If you don’t think that all life is improvisation, then you haven’t been paying attention. Life is what happens to you while you’re making other plans Picture Quote #1

If you just want to be a writer, I don’t care, for pitching, for writing dialogue, you should take an improvisation class. It’s super important Picture Quote #1

For me, improvisation is about working with a partner. That is much easier to do in the interview, because you have a sounding board Picture Quote #1

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Improvisation is about finding the best joke or the silliest way to get something across. Improvising conflict is always fun because you can just go for it Picture Quote #1

Improvisation, for me, is when the cameras start rolling, we don’t know where we’re going and let’s just waste people’s time and money Picture Quote #1

In a society like ours, politics is improvisation. To the artful dodger rather than the true believer goes the prize Picture Quote #1

I always had a knack for improvisation. I can write down the notes I play, but never really had a proper academic musical background. I suppose I’m blessed and cursed by the fact I have that freedom Picture Quote #1

Through improvisation, jazz teaches you about yourself. And through swing, it teaches you that other people are individuals too. It teaches you how to coordinate with them Picture Quote #1

The shortest feedback loop I can think of is doing improvisation in front of an audience Picture Quote #1

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When I sit down to write a song, it’s a kind of improvisation, but I formalize it a bit to get it into the studio, and when I step up to a microphone, I have a vague idea of what I’m about to do Picture Quote #1

Life is an improvisation. You have no idea what’s going to happen next and you are mostly just making things up as you go along Picture Quote #1

Most of us lead lives of chaotic improvisation from day to day, bawling for peace while plunging grimly into fresh disorders Picture Quote #1

To sing a song is like whispering to a child’s ear. It is an art heavily relying on improvisation Picture Quote #1

I don’t like improvisation. I really don’t. I’m the only one that will admit it. Because I think people think you’re not a real actor if you don’t like to improv. I don’t like it Picture Quote #1

Actors need bricks to play with, and in fact we rejected all the improvised fragments we had made without a plan. Improvisation without a plan is like tennis without tennis balls Picture Quote #1

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Perfect retention. I don’t think I could do that-I’ve never disciplined myself to do it. I suppose a lot of it is a question of discipline. Which improvisation is not Picture Quote #1

Improvisation helps because you get what’s on the page and you make it a little more palatable to your tongue. And that’s the beauty of creating and being spontaneous. That’s the way I love to work Picture Quote #1

There are a lot of visual marks that have to be hit, and lines that need to be said in a right way - so there wasn’t really any improvisation on the set when it came to the bulk of the script Picture Quote #1

Much of what happens in Love Always is really from overheard conversations in the Russian Tea Room. It’s an improvisation of the way certain Hollywood agents think and talk to each other Picture Quote #1

What an actor says is much, much less important than a life, so that’s the great use for improvisation; you go, you find the life and then you add the words Picture Quote #1

I’ve never been a big fan of improvisation, because I think you appreciate the process and the cleverness of it more than the actual comedy in most cases Picture Quote #1

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I like messing up the song, doing some improvisation. And I like running around the room with the mic Picture Quote #1

Effortless [performance] and improvisation are two different things. Just because it’s improvised doesn’t mean it’s effortless and just because it’s effortless doesn’t necessarily mean it’s improvised Picture Quote #1

I’ve never been a big fan of improvisation, because I think you appreciate the process and the cleverness of it more than the actual comedy in most cases Picture Quote #1

One interesting thing about jazz, or art in general, but jazz especially is such an individual art form in the sense that improvisation is such a big part of it, so it feels like it should be less soldiers in an army and more like free spirits melding. And yet, big band jazz has a real military side to it Picture Quote #1

Normal adults can doodle, amble, and drift with no need to assess risk, since there is normally no risk at all. Jazz improvisation seems less subject to standards of risk than surgery, and less than much formal athletic performance, as in a tennis match Picture Quote #1

Baseball players practice, runners practice, so how can you practice being funny? You get up onstage. You train as an improviser, playing make-believe, using the vernacular of improvisation, saying ‘yes and’ to other people’s ideas, making statements Picture Quote #1

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I believe that improvisation is really just a directorial tool. It’s a writing tool (Improvisation Quotes) Legislation is a matter of more or less intelligent improvisation aiming at palliating conditions by means of patchwork policies (Improvisation Quotes) I’m very interested in the improvisation because one of the things I do is to help train scientists to communicate in a better way and more personal way when they’re making a presentation, and I use improvisation to do that (Improvisation Quotes) If you don’t think that all life is improvisation, then you haven’t been paying attention. Life is what happens to you while you’re making other plans (Improvisation Quotes) If you just want to be a writer, I don’t care, for pitching, for writing dialogue, you should take an improvisation class. It’s super important (Improvisation Quotes) For me, improvisation is about working with a partner. That is much easier to do in the interview, because you have a sounding board (Improvisation Quotes) Improvisation is about finding the best joke or the silliest way to get something across. Improvising conflict is always fun because you can just go for it (Improvisation Quotes) Improvisation, for me, is when the cameras start rolling, we don’t know where we’re going and let’s just waste people’s time and money (Improvisation Quotes) In a society like ours, politics is improvisation. To the artful dodger rather than the true believer goes the prize (Improvisation Quotes) I always had a knack for improvisation. I can write down the notes I play, but never really had a proper academic musical background. I suppose I’m blessed and cursed by the fact I have that freedom (Improvisation Quotes) Through improvisation, jazz teaches you about yourself. And through swing, it teaches you that other people are individuals too. It teaches you how to coordinate with them (Improvisation Quotes) The shortest feedback loop I can think of is doing improvisation in front of an audience (Improvisation Quotes) When I sit down to write a song, it’s a kind of improvisation, but I formalize it a bit to get it into the studio, and when I step up to a microphone, I have a vague idea of what I’m about to do (Improvisation Quotes) Life is an improvisation. You have no idea what’s going to happen next and you are mostly just making things up as you go along (Improvisation Quotes) Most of us lead lives of chaotic improvisation from day to day, bawling for peace while plunging grimly into fresh disorders (Improvisation Quotes) To sing a song is like whispering to a child’s ear. It is an art heavily relying on improvisation (Improvisation Quotes) I don’t like improvisation. I really don’t. I’m the only one that will admit it. Because I think people think you’re not a real actor if you don’t like to improv. I don’t like it (Improvisation Quotes) Actors need bricks to play with, and in fact we rejected all the improvised fragments we had made without a plan. Improvisation without a plan is like tennis without tennis balls (Improvisation Quotes) Perfect retention. I don’t think I could do that-I’ve never disciplined myself to do it. I suppose a lot of it is a question of discipline. Which improvisation is not (Improvisation Quotes) Improvisation helps because you get what’s on the page and you make it a little more palatable to your tongue. And that’s the beauty of creating and being spontaneous. That’s the way I love to work (Improvisation Quotes) There are a lot of visual marks that have to be hit, and lines that need to be said in a right way - so there wasn’t really any improvisation on the set when it came to the bulk of the script (Improvisation Quotes) Much of what happens in Love Always is really from overheard conversations in the Russian Tea Room. It’s an improvisation of the way certain Hollywood agents think and talk to each other (Improvisation Quotes) What an actor says is much, much less important than a life, so that’s the great use for improvisation; you go, you find the life and then you add the words (Improvisation Quotes) I’ve never been a big fan of improvisation, because I think you appreciate the process and the cleverness of it more than the actual comedy in most cases (Improvisation Quotes) I like messing up the song, doing some improvisation. And I like running around the room with the mic (Improvisation Quotes) Effortless [performance] and improvisation are two different things. Just because it’s improvised doesn’t mean it’s effortless and just because it’s effortless doesn’t necessarily mean it’s improvised (Improvisation Quotes) I’ve never been a big fan of improvisation, because I think you appreciate the process and the cleverness of it more than the actual comedy in most cases. (Improvisation Quotes) One interesting thing about jazz, or art in general, but jazz especially is such an individual art form in the sense that improvisation is such a big part of it, so it feels like it should be less soldiers in an army and more like free spirits melding. And yet, big band jazz has a real military side to it. (Improvisation Quotes) Normal adults can doodle, amble, and drift with no need to assess risk, since there is normally no risk at all. Jazz improvisation seems less subject to standards of risk than surgery, and less than much formal athletic performance, as in a tennis match. (Improvisation Quotes) Baseball players practice, runners practice, so how can you practice being funny? You get up onstage. You train as an improviser, playing make-believe, using the vernacular of improvisation, saying ‘yes and’ to other people’s ideas, making statements. (Improvisation Quotes)

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