“It's nice to dig deeper into people who may look one way but always have a story to tell. I obviously write about that a lot.” PeopleWayWritingLooksMayStoriesNiceDeeperOne WayDig Deep Author:Sara Shepard
“I feel like we can prove in real time the old trope that comedy is tragedy plus time.” FeelsRealComedyProveTragedyPlusTropes Author:Mike Birbiglia
“You can express love by calling out the truth out of the situation as opposed to dancing around it.” SituationCallingDancing Author:Mike Birbiglia
“Life is unfair and improv is a great metaphor of that.” Life IsMetaphorUnfairLife Is Unfair Author:Mike Birbiglia
“You've got to remember that improvisers are writers and actors and directors all simultaneously. That's what's happening in real time because you're writing on your feet, and you are acting out the words and you are directing what the staging is. You're deciding what staging is.” WritingRealRememberActorsActingFeetDirectorsHappeningsActing OutStaging Author:Mike Birbiglia
“When I'm taking the subway to my improv shows I will be writing in my notebook different actions that I see people doing on the train whether it's eating yogurt or looking at where their stop is, or tripping or holding a baby. It's not preparing scenes and ideas as much as it is stoking your brain to think observantly. Just to place observations in your head, so that they are available somewhere.” PeopleThinkingWritingIdeasDifferentShowsActionBrainBabySceneEatingTrainAvailableObservationPreparingNotebookSubwayYogurtTripping Author:Mike Birbiglia
“If somebody is deemed more talented within the confines of the school it doesn't mean they're going to have the most successful career.” IfsMeanSchoolCareersSuccessfulSuccessful Career Author:Gillian Jacobs
“After you do a showcase for agency managers and casting directors and you get this folder and some people had a folder that was thick and some people had a folder that was thin. And there's no fairness to it because it's not a fair business.” PeopleDirectorsFairsManagersAgencyThickFairnessCastingShowcaseCasting DirectorsFolders Author:Gillian Jacobs