Improvisation Quotes - Page 13

• Bob Dylan's one of the greatest blues singers of the western world; ancient art, on-the-spot improvisation, mind quickness, endless variation, classical formulae, prophetic vision, mighty wind-horse.

  Allen Ginsberg

  Horse, Art, Wind

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• You know, when cameras are rolling, improvisation doesn't feel natural. The pressure is too great. You're on a time schedule. You've got 60 crewmen.

  Albert Brooks

  Pressure, Cameras, Rolling

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• If anybody is a master at improvisation, it would be Ken Jeong. He is hilarious.

  Anneliese van der Pol

  Would Be, Masters, Ifs

  "EXCLUSIVE: Anneliese Van Der Pol Explains Why Vampires Suck!". Interview with B.Alan Orange, movieweb.com. September 4, 2010.

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• If it's a modern-day story dealing with certain ethnic groups, I think I could open up certain scenes for improvisation, while staying within the structure of the script.

  Martin Scorsese

  Stay Strong, Thinking, Beautiful Day

  "Dialogue: Martin Scorsese". Interview with Todd Longwell, www.backstage.com. January 6, 2003.

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• The main three components are the blues, improvisation - which is some kind of element that people are trying to make it up - and swing, which means even though they're making up music, they're trying to make it up together. It feels great, like you're having a great conversation with somebody.

  Wynton Marsalis

  Mean, Swings, People

  "Marsalis: Racism and greed put blues at the back of the bus". CNN Interview, edition.cnn.com. October 24, 2009.

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• Sometimes people that are very good at improvisation in life, meaning like stage improvisation, aren't good in films because you have to ultimately take a scene where it needs to go. It's not about just saying something that's funny. You can say something funny but if it's not on story or driving the scene to its end it's really not very helpful at all.

  Vince Vaughn

  People, Meaning Of Life, Needs

  Source: movieweb.com

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• The genius of our country is improvisation, and jazz reflects that. It's our great contribution to the arts.

  Ken Burns

  Music, Country, Art

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