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The world is a slightly better place for having improvisation in it than it was before. There's something about it that says something positive about the human spirit, that a bunch of people can get together and by following a few simple traffic rules can create art and can entertain an audience and can thrill and exalt each other.

~Del Close

Topics: About Art Audience Before Better Better Place Bunch Create Each Entertain Exalt Few Following Get Get Together Having Human Human Spirit Improvisation Other People Place Positive Rules Says Simple Slightly Something Spirit Than Thrill Together Traffic World

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The kind of improv that I'm particularly addicted to is the kind that... aims at creating a momentary, fragmentary experience that has a totality to it. It's kind of like fireworks. It's the more ephemeral of art forms - once it's gone, it's gone, baby.

~Del Close

Topics: Addicted Aims Art Art Forms Baby Creating Ephemeral Experience Fireworks Forms Gone Improv Kind Like Momentary More Once Particularly Totality

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There is something irresistibly funny about a funeral. More basically, I think the point is that beyond the deepest tragedy, there is laughter. Even in the midst of tragedy, there is always the possibility for it.

~Del Close

Topics: About Always Basically Beyond Deepest Even Funeral Funny Laughter Midst More Point Possibility Something Think Tragedy I Think

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It's a grim business, this being funny. Every time you come up with a strong, satiric idea, the world tops it.

~Del Close

Topics: Being Being Funny Business Come Every Every Time Funny Grim Idea Strong Time Tops Up World You

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No one else has performed in a play after they've died, and I want to be the first person to do it.

~Del Close

Topics: After Be The First Died Else First Performed Person Play Want

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Actor

Born: March 9th, 1934

Died: March 4th, 1999

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