"An artist who is inspired is being obvious. Heâ€™s not making any decisions, heâ€™s not weighing one idea against another. Heâ€™s accepting his first thoughts."

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Source : Keith Johnstone (1981). “Impro: Improvisation and the Theatre”, p.88, Routledge

Keith Johnstone

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“The similarity between the big directors I've worked with is that they allow the writer to find a way of doing what they want done without saying 'do it this way.' They describe what they want, then letting the writer figure out a way to do it.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“I do feel like once you know you are someone who is in the world and there are other countries and cultures, that stays with you and your decision-making forever.”
“For the last 20 years of my life, I've had the mantra to do amazing parts with amazing people in amazing projects, so I'm attracted to good story, writing and character and good people. That's what I'm always searching for and I don't think that's ever going to change.”
“The struggle against atheism is foremost and of necessity a struggle against the inadequacy of our own theism.”
“We were very aggressive, and when we're aggressive, it's hard to stop us.”
“I like a man who has a great curiosity and sense of adventure because that's the way I am. He has to have a willingness to be vulnerable and a willingness to see where the road takes us. And I want a man who is romantic.”
“I wish to be an inspector of volcanoes. I want to study cloud formations and memorize the wind and learn by heart the habits of the ponderosa pine.”
“Proud about my father? What am I most proud of? I think I'm proud of the legacy he left I think is what it is. He has left us so much.”

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