An artist who is inspired is being obvious. He’s not making any decisions, he’s not weighing one idea against another. He’s accepting his first thoughts.

Light entertainment means it mustn't teach you anything.

I left my theatre the Loose Moose almost twenty years ago, and I hardly ever go back. Sometimes I go back to do a Mask class. They're doing more of this than I was doing when I left. Often it's the same improvisers but they're older. And now, they don't care if the theatre's full or not.

When you want to have entertainment, it must be a waste of time. I don't like that. I don't like improvisation being pointless.

Every time you go the way the audience expects, they'll think you're original. People laugh with pleasure at the obvious.

If you have a good idea, open your mouth and say something else.

The improviser has to understand that his first skill lies in releasing his partner’s imagination.