Quotes of: Improviser Keyword

Chris Guest is the godfather of improvisational comedy.

Tom Bennett

We're improvising a lot of this, which amazes people.

Tom Bergeron

Improvising things is always changing. A lot of momentum.

Ikue Mori

More of me comes out when I improvise.

Edward Hopper

They did what soldiers always do. They improvised.

Geoffrey Norman

To sing a song is like whispering to a child's ear. It is an art heavily relying on improvisation.

Andrea Bocelli

Life is a lot like jazz... it's best when you improvise.

George Gershwin

When I first did 'Best in Show,' I had never done any improvisation.

Jim Piddock

Without a band, I'm much more free to improvise.

Jewel

We did very little improvisation on camera, and once in a while we did.

Peter Tork

Italians are great improvisers. If something unforeseen happens, they throw up their hands, and they adjust.

Max von Sydow

There are certain actors who are very good at improvising, like Dustin Hoffman and Glenda Jackson.

John Schlesinger

I allow a lot of room for improvisation and funny stuff. I always feel planned.

Michael Bay

Yeah, improvising only really works 100% when you're with somebody.

Bill Hader

Improvisation is not a presentational form, except in small doses, or as a game. It's a tool.

Bernard Sahlins

The idea of just improvising and riffing can sometimes be at the expense of story.

Jim Rash

To me, if people really want to improvise, get into classes and learn.

Jim Rash

It is the very essence of art,' she [Hallie Flanagan:] told a group gathered in Washington . . ., 'that it exceed bounds, often including those of tradition, decorum, and that mysterious thing called taste. It is the essence of art that it shatter ac...

The Furious Improvisation: How the WPA and a Cast of Thousands Made High Art out of Desperate Times

When the Chief Justice read me the oath,' he [FDR] later told an adviser, 'and came to the words "support the Constitution of the United States" I felt like saying: "Yes, but it's the Constitution as I understand it, flexible enough to meet any new p...

The Furious Improvisation: How the WPA and a Cast of Thousands Made High Art out of Desperate Times

In the final scene of Power, the Supreme Court justices appear as a striking abstraction: Nine scowling masks line up in a row on top of a giant podium. Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes speaks the majority opinion: 'Water power, the right to conver...

The Furious Improvisation: How the WPA and a Cast of Thousands Made High Art out of Desperate Times

Here’s how I learned to improvise: I played some music in the studio and I started to move. It sounds obvious, but I wonder how many people, whatever their medium, appreciate the gift of improvisation. It’s your one opportunity in life to be comp...

Twyla Tharp