Del Quote Marathon

A marathon of quotes from improv guru Del Close.

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Thanks for Enjoying Del Quote Marathon

I want to thank everyone for helping make the Second Annual Del Quote Marathon a success. Lots of people started following the blog, reblogged and/or liked many of the 140 or so quotes. Hopefully you found inspiration in the words of Del Close, and the many other great improv minds out there.

The whole project was based on a pun that came into my head when I was interviewing Matt Besser for a podcast I host and produce Improv Obsession(subscribe in iTunes). 

I’ll probably do it again next year. 

You can always submit a quote by going to the submit page.

Thanks again. Happy Improvising.

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- Del Close (art prints available) 

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HAPPY DEL CLOSE MARATHON!

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The more you know, the more you can make fun of

- Del Close (Work at the top of your intelligence.) (via iowest)

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“The only real mistake here is ignoring the inner voice.”

Del Close (via iowest)

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The job is not to succeed but fail more interesting than the last time—- in a more subtle fashion or in a more intriguing way.

TJ Jagodowski (via beyourselfimprov)

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Accurate first, hilarious second.

Kevin Mullaney

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It’s just… how comfortable are you knowing that you’re going to have to do something amazing in front of these people but until you get out and start doing it you don’t know what it is?

Jason Mantzoukas (via joxmacd)

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If two people are sitting down together, it’s an Applebee’s until you label it.

Billy Merritt (via improvobsession)

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- Bob FIsher (quoted by Joe Bill + submitted by Tracy Cubbal)

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- Asaf Ronen (art print available) 

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Know that it’s a really good thing that it’ll take awhile to get halfway decent at it. That you can’t rush it and don’t try to rush it. You’ll come along at the pace you’re supposed to come along at. Don’t think of it as math. It’s music. It’s not a problem to be solved. It’s a song to be listened to.

TJ Jagodowski (via beyourselfimprov)

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Emotion means put how you feel into motion.

— Greg Hess (Cook County Social Club)

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- Asaf Ronen (art prints available) 

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- Michael Delaney (prints available)

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No scene is ever about the words being spoken.

Del Close (via iowest)

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Listening is the willingness to change.

Dave Pasquesi

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If it feels weird, do it more.

Liz Allen (via iowest)