In life most of us are highly skilled at suppressing action. Bad improvisers block action often with a high degree of skill. Good improvisers develop action.

Many teachers think of children as immature adults. It might lead to better and more 'respectful' teaching, if we thought of adults as atrophied children.

The problem's always been to deal with the fear.Cos the fear is pretty . . . it ruins everybody really.

In a normal education everything is designed to suppress spontaneity, but I wanted to develop it.

Imagination is as effortless as perception, unless we think it might be ‘wrong’, which is what our education encourages us to believe.

Wherever you go it's the same fear. And the same protective devices. There is one big error I think and partly my fault which is that a lot of things are taught to beginners which you can cast off later on.

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