62 Quotes by Matt Walsh

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.

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.

Authentic discovery, when captured on camera, I think, is tremendous acting.

When I came into improv, it was almost like an outsider art form.

I think people who can do comedy well don't get enough credit. It can be harder than drama.

I make a mean Irish soda bread every Christmas and give it out to friends and family.

I've always loved improvised movies like Christopher Guest and the 'Spinal Tap' era of comedy.

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.

Jane Fonda is someone who impressed me.