"What happens in the ensemble work is that in a cooperative work, the power of communication in being with each other in acceptance and "yes, and"-ing each other, is that you as an individual start to believe in yourself because you begin to see yourself in the others' eyes. Your ensemble, your group, your team, your committee, is the one that's believing in you and you pull it together to do it for them. You know, it's simply recognizing you're not alone. I'm way out in theory here; it's the study of what the power is, the power in improvisation and why it changes lives.... I'm crazy about it, and that's why I've dedicated my life to the study of it. The power is love, if you want to know the truth. It's love and unconditional acceptance. You put yourself in a place of support, unconditional acceptance and love for who you are, the way you are and your uniqueness, and what you do is grow. You surround yourself with people who are truly interested in you and listen to you, and you will grow. And it doesn't take much to start advancing you, it doesn't take much of that support, it doesn't take much of that love and that care and you can do it. You can play act with people. You can be in a state of play together."
Quote Details
Added by wikiquote-import-bot
Unverified quote
0 likes
Original Language: English
Available Languages (1)
Sources
Imported from EN Wikiquote
https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Martin_de_Maat
Revision History
No revisions have been submitted for this quote.
Categories
Martin de Maat
Martin de Maat (12 January 1949 - 15 February 2001) was an improvisational comedy teacher and artistic director at The Second City.
19 quotes on TrueQuotesView all quotes by Martin de Maat β
Related Quotes
"I am giving you permission to succeed."
"You don't have permission to disrespect yourself."
"I don't give you permission to fail."
"You have the right to follow your dreams. I'm giving you permission to follow your dreams."
"Talk to Martin, change your life."
"I think many of us go through our life not fully having permission to be who we are and what we're going to become. Mβ¦"
"You are pure potential."
"Letβs try and create scenes that are about something... About something deeper than this ashtray."
"The Hokey Pokey. Think about it. At the end of the song, what do we learn? What is it all about?... You put your wholβ¦"
"You do not have the right to use this art form to feel inferior."