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

There are certain actors who are very good at improvising, like Dustin Hoffman and Glenda Jackson.

I know there are some actors who are just brilliant at improvising and brilliant at just being in the moment and doing it there and then. I'm not one of those actors.

Improv is a very big thing for me. The thing with actors is I do not understand at all how they do what they do. I'm fascinated by it, and I have such a respect for it.

I'm an actor first and foremost, who happens to do improv. I've also done sitcoms, I've done stage.

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.

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

I try to get the best performance an actor can give.

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.

I never did improv professionally, but that was certainly in my training as an actor. I like it.