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I'm more of a writer than an actor, and I used to say that I'm mostly an improviser, though I haven't improvised in awhile.

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

There are very few actors who are truly good at improvising; that's a real skill.

I think that if you're improvising on TV, it's a great way to help the dialogue between actors and writers.

See, that's the thing: I'm not one of those actors who thinks, 'God, I've got to improvise and make it my own.' No, my first job as an actor is to take what's written and make it work. And then, if they want me to improvise, I'll do that.

Improv has been immensely beneficial to me as both an actor and a writer.

In discussing the process with the actors, I made it clear to them that they could improvise but that the sum total of their improvisation needed to impart certain plot points, and schematic material.

When improv is bad, it's excruciating to watch, and to be involved with it is a unique type of torture.

What's fascinating is that when you write a script, it's almost a stream of consciousness. You have an idea that it means something, but you're not always sure what. Then when you get on the set, the actors teach you.