Del Close
The world is a slightly better place for having improvisation in it than it was before. There's something about it that says something positive about the human spirit, that a bunch of people can get together and by following a few simple traffic rules can create art and can entertain an audience and can thrill and exalt each other.Collection: Positive
There is something irresistibly funny about a funeral. More basically, I think the point is that beyond the deepest tragedy, there is laughter. Even in the midst of tragedy, there is always the possibility for it.Collection: Funny
No one else has performed in a play after they've died, and I want to be the first person to do it.
The kind of improv that I'm particularly addicted to is the kind that... aims at creating a momentary, fragmentary experience that has a totality to it. It's kind of like fireworks. It's the more ephemeral of art forms - once it's gone, it's gone, baby.
It's a grim business, this being funny. Every time you come up with a strong, satiric idea, the world tops it.
Fall, then figure out what to do on the way down.Collection: Fall
If we treat each other as if we are geniuses, poets and artists, we have a better chance of becoming that on stage.Collection: Inspirational
The truth is funny. Honest discovery, observation, and reaction is better than contrived invention.Collection: Discovery
Where do the really best laughs come from? Terrific connections made intellectually, or terrific revelations made emotionally.Collection: Laughing
The more you know, the more you can make fun ofCollection: Fun
It's not about the journey. It's about the people you meet.Collection: Journey
The absolute worst thing you can do in a scene is be apathetic.Collection: Scene
Beyond the deepest tragedy there is laughter; even in the midst of tragedy there is always the possibility for laughter.Collection: Laughter
The only real mistake here is ignoring the inner voice.Collection: Real
Treat your audience like poets and geniuses and they’ll have the chance to become them.Collection: Genius
The only rule is that there are no rules.Collection: Mysterious Benedict Society
No scene is ever about the words being spoken.Collection: Scene
Trust...trust your fellow actors to support you; trust them to come through if you lay something heavy on them; trust yourself.Collection: Support You
Every interpersonal situation has a solution in which everyone wins.Collection: Winning
If the whole is to be Art, the parts must not try to be.Collection: Art
I'm tired of being the funniest person in the room.Collection: Tired