I'm an actor first and foremost, who happens to do improv. I've also done sitcoms, I've done stage.
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I'm an improviser. I came up doing improv at the U.C.B. Theater in New York for seven years. That's where I started, so improv is what I love.
I never did improv professionally, but that was certainly in my training as an actor. I like it.
Improv has been immensely beneficial to me as both an actor and a writer.
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 went to acting school, so improv was my training. Just being quick on your feet helps in everyday life.
I think not every improviser is a good stage actor. Certainly not every stage actor is a good improviser.
I didn't do improv in college, I never performed, I didn't do theater either. I was in student government, I was a history major.
Doing improv really got me started in my whole career.
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 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.