When I came into improv, it was almost like an outsider art form. Matt Walsh More Quotes by Matt Walsh More Quotes From Matt Walsh If there are Breakers fans out there that are hurting, I take responsibility for this, if they need an apology from me, I'm sorry it didn't work out with Glen Rice. I'm sorry that we've had these issues but I fully believe in what we're doing and we're going to get there. Matt Walsh sports These kind of hiccups are likely always going to come up, this won't be the last issue... I'm sure at some point I'll be sitting here saying,' hey, I messed up' or' somebody on our team messed up.'. Matt Walsh sports I've seen several funnel clouds as a kid, too. They're cool if, you know, they're, like, two towns over, but they're scary as hell if you know they're coming your way. Matt Walsh coolyouhellclouds I ended up doing a lot of prank shows in my life or prank theater, but I always got fairly nervous about doing 'em. Matt Walsh my-lifedoingalwayslife I'm a young boy at heart, I guess. Matt Walsh guessboyyoungheart Although I do use some of my psychology training in comedy, but it's more like pop psychology, not a course of treatment or anything. To me, it's more like social intelligence. Matt Walsh meintelligencetrainingcomedy It's such a smart decision for comedy to not try to be relevant or contemporary. Matt Walsh trycomedysmartdecision When I started doing improv in Chicago, for every five teams, one or two would have one woman. Matt Walsh startedwomandoingtwo Improv Olympics, Second City are some of the most tolerant, accepting people. They're like circus folk. They're freaks themselves. Matt Walsh citysomelikepeople I spent a lot of time in Chicago at a place called The Annoyance Theater, where we would develop one-act plays through improv, and you would just improvise scenes and then discover something about the character and use it in the next scene. Matt Walsh placeyoutimecharacter Stylistically, in improv, I don't think you can have as many camera tricks; I think you're kind of shooting more like a documentary: you don't know where it's going, so you have to hang back a little more. Matt Walsh camerathinkknowyou Authentic discovery, when captured on camera, I think, is tremendous acting. Matt Walsh camerathinkactingdiscovery When I first started doing press interviews, the big question was, 'Do you think women are funny?' People would ask you that in an interview. In an interview! It's like, of course they are. Matt Walsh youwomenfunnypeople I think people who can do comedy well don't get enough credit. It can be harder than drama. Matt Walsh thinkcomedyenoughpeople I make a mean Irish soda bread every Christmas and give it out to friends and family. Matt Walsh friendsfamilychristmasbread I can speak a little German, a little Spanish, and I was a psych major, so I'm good at listening to people's problems. Matt Walsh problemsgoodspeakpeople I've always loved improvised movies like Christopher Guest and the 'Spinal Tap' era of comedy. Matt Walsh lovedmoviesalwayscomedy The thing about 'Veep' is that you never really know where the camera's going to be. So you're not really just saying your line and then just watching it: you're trying to act the whole time just in case the camera is watching you. Matt Walsh cameraneveryoutime Jane Fonda is someone who impressed me. Matt Walsh someonewhomeimpressed Improv is a disposable art form, but it's kind of freeing in that way, too, because things can fail, and the audience is a little more forgiving. Matt Walsh morethingswayart
