Improv Quotes

I didn't do improv in college, I never performed, I didn't do theater either. I was in student government, I was a history major.
Demetri Martin

History, Government, College

I'm a comedy geek so anything comedy related, whether that's standup shows, improv shows, I'm all over that. That's my favorite way to be entertained always.
Rashida Jones

Comedy, Whether, Favorite

My natural inclination to be improv rather than an educated character serves me well.
Gary Vaynerchuk

Character, Rather, Natural

For 'Iron Man' I had to improv with Robert Downey Jr., which is like going up against LeBron in basketball. At one point he stopped and said, 'Can we give a round of applause to Olivia, because she's rocking it right now.'
Olivia Munn

Basketball, Give, Said

Almost every college playwright or sketch or improv comedian was sort of aware of Christopher Durang - even kids in high school. His short plays were so accessible to younger people and I think that was inspirational to me.
Mindy Kaling

School, Short, Kids

With improv, it's a combination of listening and not trying to be funny.
Kristen Wiig

Funny, Trying, Listening

I always feel in improv that nothing is ever as good once it's repeated.
Paul Feig

Good, Nothing, Once

I remember being upset because I was finally legal to drink in Canada, and I decided to throw that all away and move to America, where I had to wait another two years. I came here to do improv and to try to join the Groundlings.
Ryan Reynolds

Legal, Remember, Two

From there, I tried out for a community theatre play, joined an improv group... it all started opening up.
Kevin James

Play, Group, Theatre

The current Babe Ruth of improv? Sacha Baron Cohen. He's pretty amazing.
Seth Rogen

Amazing, Pretty, Current

What I don't like is when I see stuff that I know has had a lot of improv done or is playing around where there's no purpose to the scene other than to just be funny. What you don't want is funny scene, funny scene, funny scene, and now here's the epiphany scene and then the movie's over.
Paul Feig

Funny, Done, Around

Improv as an actor makes you present in the moment. You listen, you're attentive. You're not acting so much as reacting, which is what you're doing in life all the time.
Nathan Fillion

Life, Time, Moment

All improv turns into anger. All comedy improv basically turns into anger, because that's all people know how to do when they're improvising. If you notice shows that are improvising are generally people yelling at each other.
Albert Brooks

Anger, Comedy, Shows

What I think improv is great for is making dialogue more natural.
Chris O'Dowd

Great, Making, Natural

I've been working straight since 2003, so I might just want to take an improv or theater class. That excites me. I can't wait to do different characters - not necessarily the leading chick who gets the guy, but the weird, freaky cousin.
Fergie

Different, Working, Wait

I'm terrified of improv. Improv in a show or in front of an audience sounds terrifying.
Elizabeth Olsen

Show, Audience, Front

I take improv classes. Improv is something I can use in any aspect of life.
Vinny Guadagnino

Life, Aspect, Classes

Once we got the scene down, we were told to improv.
Eva Mendes

Down, Once, Scene

I started doing improv my sophomore year.
Rachel Dratch

Year, Started, Sophomore

I think for anyone - male or female - in improv, the biggest thing to get over is the fear. I think every improviser has that.
Rachel Dratch

Fear, Anyone, Biggest

I started doing improv in college, and I really liked it.
Rachel Dratch

College, Started, Liked

And I've always loved commercials. I like working out how to organically weave a brand's message into the writing process. It's like an improv show, where comics ask the audience to throw out a word and a skit is built around it.
Jason Bateman

Writing, Working, Around

I was always drawn to performing. I took improv and acting classes during the summers and was involved in middle and high school plays. But when I discovered indie and punk music in high school, those things sort of took over.
Carrie Brownstein

Music, School, Acting

I've done lots of improv things but not a whole movie.
Martin Short

Done, Whole, Movie

I met Kevin when I was 19, at a Second City workshop. We were paired up together in the first class I went to. By the end of the class we formed our improv group, and over the next three years we performed leading up to the formation of The Kids in the Hall.
Dave Foley

End, Together, Kids

When I was in high school I was a really huge 'SNL' fan. I remember the cast around the time I started watching it - Will Ferrell, Ana Gasteyer, Molly Shannon, Cheri O'Teri, Tracy Morgan. I did research to find out how people got on the show. Their bios always said they came from an improv team, so I started taking classes.
Aubrey Plaza

Time, School, Remember

I come from the world of improv; I love any show or any vehicle that gives me an opportunity to be in the moment.
Brad Garrett

Love, Moment, Show

An improv team would have eight guys and one woman; that was still pretty standard. If you were a woman improviser, it was actually kind of an advantage because, if you were halfway decent, you'd get a lot more stage time.
Rachel Dratch

Time, Woman, Pretty

I know how to have a conversation, but I've never done improv. I've never taken improv classes.
Brie Larson

Done, Taken, Classes

In orthodox film-making, you never shoot sequentially - but with improv, obviously every move you make has a knock-on effect; it is a cumulative process. I have improvised, on the non-scripted 'Timecode.' It can become entirely indulgent: actors smashing crockery and competing verbally.
Saffron Burrows

Become, Process, Move

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