Jessica Alba Quotes

Even when I was in school shows, in elementary school doing plays, I'd always go off book and start improvising.

The stage is my territory, my boxing ring. That's where I'm free.

I started doing improv when I was 8 years old, so it's always been in my life. I would feel naked without it.

Acting allows me the freedom to let go, to be in the moment, to be spontaneous. I no longer have the fear of losing, of failure.

I don't need a stage to perform. We just need something to stand on.

I definitely look up to Rihanna. She doesn't care what anyone thinks of her, and she's not afraid of taking risks and trying different things, whether it's fashion or music. She's all about what makes her comfortable.

I think, initially, working on your own is really great because it allows you to just be really free and not worry about how things are perceived or if people are going to think you're an idiot. And once that becomes ingrained, at least for me, I think I'll feel really comfortable to work with other people and still feel that same freedom.

The thing I love about being on stage is I can do whatever I want.

I needed to be more self-determining, and the most self-determining thing you can do in comedy is stand-up.

When you do stand-up, it's so autonomous: I can say anything.

Stand-up is my favorite thing I've ever done. There's so much independence.

I say whatever I think and whatever is on my mind, and I just hope that it comes out good. I just try to have a lot of fun.

I love to watch someone who just goes for it and isn't worried about whether it's silly or awkward or unflattering.

I think comedy I've learned is really just about relaxing and trusting yourself and allowing yourself to fail.

Onstage is the one time in my day that I can let it all out.

I think I'm a bit less inhibited, and not thinking too much before speaking. It's not about being shameful, I'm just a bit more unabashedly myself because of this thing, and it probably started at age 15. I can be around people and say what I think without fear.

I was always a show-off - as a kid I was never afraid to make a fool of myself, and I guess that's still true.

When I was in primary school, I was given a five-line script in 'Anansi the Spider Man,' and I decided to just improv and make it my own. For a second, I felt like Kevin Hart because everyone was laughing. I just continued to do it. Why not?

I'm very comfortable when I'm working; I don't hold back at all.

Letting go of things and not being afraid of being ridiculous or over the top - I think that's the main thing for me to work on.

You have to be able to fail with the improv. You have to not care.

I used to be afraid of pain, didn't take a lot of risks, especially in love. I'm not as afraid anymore. I'm more spontaneous, more likely to say what I think.

The best part about stand-up is that you control everything. Period.

I'm never afraid to try something if I think it's funny. And I know I'll regret it if I don't.

It's like, the more you commit, the happier the animators are; if you're at all iffy and concerned, then it doesn't free them up to do as much fun stuff, so you have to just go for it and, again, trust the people around you and not be seemingly guarded and numb. Throw caution to the wind a bit.