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Keith Johnstone Quotes

If it weren’t for fear, I wouldn’t have to teach you a damn thing Picture Quote #1

If people had no fear, you’d hardly need to have to teach them. It’s the fear that screws everything up Picture Quote #1

Very hard to get an audience. So if you’re going to fill the theatre, you can’t just rely on old stuff Picture Quote #1

If you believe you’re good already, you don’t need to do extra stuff to impress us. Your best work comes when you’re absorbed; because then your ego is away Picture Quote #1

I was crazy about silent comedy - in the old days, and crazy about Japanese movies Picture Quote #1

Good impro can make you laugh, we love it, but soon the content is forgotten. Good scenes from The Life Game stay with you always. They haunt you Picture Quote #1

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Suppose Mozart had tried to be original? It would have been like a man at the North Pole trying to walk north, and this is true of all of the rest of us. Striving after originality takes you far away from your true self, and makes your work mediocre Picture Quote #1

I don’t even think you should tell the audience you’re improvising. It’s like an apology in case it’s bad : ‘we’re just making it up’ If the improv isn’t better than the rehearsed stuff, then you should just rehearse it Picture Quote #1

The best laughs are on the recognition of truth Picture Quote #1

Truth is that the best ideas are often psychotic, obscene and unoriginal Picture Quote #1

If you have a good idea, open your mouth and say something else Picture Quote #1

Enjoy things even when you’re screwing up Picture Quote #1

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If you believe you’re good already, you don’t need to do extra stuff to impress us. Your best work comes when you’re absorbed; because then your ego is away Picture Quote #1

None of us really grow up. All we ever do is learn how to behave in public Picture Quote #1

The improviser has to understand that his first skill lies in releasing his partner’s imagination Picture Quote #1

An artist who is inspired is being obvious. He’s not making any decisions, he’s not weighing one idea against another. He’s accepting his first thoughts Picture Quote #1

Most people I meet are secretly convinced that they’re a little crazier than the average person. People understand the energy necessary to maintain their own shields, but not the energy expended by other people. They understand that their own sanity is a performance, but when confronted by other people they confuse the person with the role Picture Quote #1

In a normal education everything is designed to suppress spontaneity, but I wanted to develop it Picture Quote #1

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Every time you go the way the audience expects, they’ll think you’re original. People laugh with pleasure at the obvious Picture Quote #1

In life most of us are highly skilled at suppressing action. Bad improvisers block action often with a high degree of skill. Good improvisers develop action Picture Quote #1

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If it weren’t for fear, I wouldn’t have to teach you a damn thing (Keith Johnstone Quotes) If people had no fear, you’d hardly need to have to teach them. It’s the fear that screws everything up. (Keith Johnstone Quotes) Very hard to get an audience. So if you’re going to fill the theatre, you can’t just rely on old stuff. (Keith Johnstone Quotes) If you believe you’re good already, you don’t need to do extra stuff to impress us. Your best work comes when you’re absorbed; because then your ego is away. (Keith Johnstone Quotes) I was crazy about silent comedy - in the old days, and crazy about Japanese movies (Keith Johnstone Quotes) Good impro can make you laugh, we love it, but soon the content is forgotten. Good scenes from The Life Game stay with you always. They haunt you (Keith Johnstone Quotes) Suppose Mozart had tried to be original? It would have been like a man at the North Pole trying to walk north, and this is true of all of the rest of us. Striving after originality takes you far away from your true self, and makes your work mediocre (Keith Johnstone Quotes) I don’t even think you should tell the audience you’re improvising. It’s like an apology in case it’s bad : ‘we’re just making it up’ If the improv isn’t better than the rehearsed stuff, then you should just rehearse it (Keith Johnstone Quotes) The best laughs are on the recognition of truth (Keith Johnstone Quotes) Truth is that the best ideas are often psychotic, obscene and unoriginal (Keith Johnstone Quotes) If you have a good idea, open your mouth and say something else (Keith Johnstone Quotes) Enjoy things even when you’re screwing up (Keith Johnstone Quotes) If you believe you’re good already, you don’t need to do extra stuff to impress us. Your best work comes when you’re absorbed; because then your ego is away (Keith Johnstone Quotes) None of us really grow up. All we ever do is learn how to behave in public (Keith Johnstone Quotes) The improviser has to understand that his first skill lies in releasing his partner’s imagination (Keith Johnstone Quotes) An artist who is inspired is being obvious. He’s not making any decisions, he’s not weighing one idea against another. He’s accepting his first thoughts (Keith Johnstone Quotes) Most people I meet are secretly convinced that they’re a little crazier than the average person. People understand the energy necessary to maintain their own shields, but not the energy expended by other people. They understand that their own sanity is a performance, but when confronted by other people they confuse the person with the role (Keith Johnstone Quotes) In a normal education everything is designed to suppress spontaneity, but I wanted to develop it (Keith Johnstone Quotes) Every time you go the way the audience expects, they’ll think you’re original. People laugh with pleasure at the obvious (Keith Johnstone Quotes) In life most of us are highly skilled at suppressing action. Bad improvisers block action often with a high degree of skill. Good improvisers develop action (Keith Johnstone Quotes)