Elizabeth Warren Quotes

I took Second City out of desperation, and that's what ended up working out. It shows that you should be doing a lot of different stuff, taking whatever opportunities are there, to see what works.

I don't seem to have ever had a plan, but I have always been quite good at walking through doors when they are opened. I am never any good at anticipating what will happen next, but I always go for it when it does.

Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what's going to happen next.

The whole thing about the way I approach work is to be surprised by an opportunity when it comes up. So I have no idea what I will be doing next, and I kind of like that.

There are so many adventures that you miss because you're waiting to think of a plan. To find them, look for tiny interesting choices. And remember that you are always making up the future as you go.

As I get older, I'm trying to accept improvisation into my day-to-day living.

I used to be very rigid because I just wanted to get through it. Now, if I think a scene should go a certain way and it goes another, I'm able to go that new way with ease.

Sometimes we let life guide us, and other times we take life by the horns. But one thing is for sure: no matter how organized we are, or how well we plan, we can always expect the unexpected.

I'm not somebody who plans. There were times I planned a lot in my life, and it never turns out how you plan it. So I think it's important not to. I'm a very spontaneous person.

I'm not opposed to anything. If an opportunity comes across, I'll answer the door if it comes knocking.

Don't plan too hard, because something much better might be out there.

You must plan to be spontaneous.

In this business it's difficult to make plans. I think the plans follow you and find you.

The fact is I'm an opportunist. I'll take materials around me, materials on my table, and work with them as I'm searching for an idea that works.

I just said yes to opportunities that came my way.

Every time I've made a plan in my Hollywood acting career, something else has happened, so I've gotten out of the habit of trying to predict the future.

You can't always go by the book, even in comedy.

I thought I never wanted to be on TV. I was dead wrong. I'm almost always dead wrong about the things I think I want, vs. when I just go with the flow, I'm always happy where I end up.

One of my great values that my father intuited, and indirectly taught me, is that you should always have a plan but be open to opportunity.

I've never had a clear road map. When things come along, I benefit.

There's always some room for improvisation.

I haven't really met anyone else who has influenced me, but you never know, it could happen next year or next month. I just like to go with the spur of the moment.

The stories I most love are about the benefits of being blown off course.

It comes down to the difference between what you were planning to do and what life throws at you and you have to end up doing. The one who knows how to improvise is the one who comes out ahead.

Planning is like taking on blinders. I think it is a wise thing to be open to whatever shows up on your doorstep.