What I think improv is great for is making dialogue more natural.

- Chris O'Dowd

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

- Elizabeth Olsen

But, yes, I learned everything working in theater. I learned the importance of community - I was constantly going to play readings, stand-up nights, improv. nights.

- Elizabeth Meriwether

I love improv. I do it with my co-star John Michael Higgins in both 'Pitch Perfect' films.

- Elizabeth Banks

I love physical comedy. I love Oscar Wilde, I love Shakespeare comedies, I love improv.

- Elizabeth Banks

Working on a sitcom and improv improves your comedic chops. If you do it long enough, the one thing you learn to do is listen to the other characters.

- Diedrich Bader

I come from a background where I like collaboration and improv. I think that it is important.

- Darren Boyd

My prayer is improvised - though like some standard jazz performance, the improv happens within pretty strict parameters - and asks for nothing.

- Darin Strauss

I love doing improv. I love comedy. I have always felt this way, even when I was really young.

- Dakota Johnson

I'm not an improv guy.

- Curtis Armstrong

You have to be able to fail with the improv. You have to not care.

- Adam McKay

I do standup every week in L.A. at the Laugh Factory and the Improv.

- Brian Dunkleman

We have a full writers' room, and with something like 'MyMusic,' we've scripted it out with professional writers. There is some very basic improv from the actors, but everything is very to the letter, so it's easy to edit down to an episode. There are fun little things an actor might throw in there.

- Benny Fine

Taking improv has helped every other aspect of my field.

- Ben Schwartz

I got involved with an acting school and studied for a couple years. They used to have improv exercises that you would work on and you would do improvs.

- Barry Levinson

If you're an actor, if you're not writing as well, or you're not going to improv classes, there are long spurts where you're not physically in production - unless you're Channing Tatum at this moment right now - where you need to be doing something.

- Bret Harrison

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

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

- Brie Larson

I am a stage actor. I do mostly improv comedy. The only national television stuff is 'Archer' and' Frisky Dingo.'

- Amber Nash

I think when a lot of actors hear improv, they think of throwing a line in or doing a slightly different take.

- Adam McKay