I don't think that many people today, understand the nature of what an improv does for an actor in a specific setting. What an improv does for an actor is help him find the life; it's the life that an actor's after.
Giovanni RibisiWhat an actor says is much, much less important than a life, so that's the great use for improvisation; you go, you find the life and then you add the words.
Giovanni RibisiIt was extremely useful to grow up in front of the camera. It gives the camera no significance. I think it helped me have perspective on things. The attraction that Hollywood can have, I feel like I'm over that. Instead I just concentrate on acting.
Giovanni RibisiDostoevski was on to something. You are the path you choose. You are what your vocation is
Giovanni Ribisi