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I Love Performing. I Love Doing Improv. It's A Totally Terrifying Experience, But It's Something That I've Always Felt So Strongly About And That I'm Kind Of Obsessed With. And Just As An Actor, It's A Great Exercise. It's A Great Playground, You Know, To Try Things Out And To Work On Your Skills. Because The Mandate Of Improv Is Kind Of The Same As Acting: It's All About Your Scene Partner, It's All About Being Present And In The Moment And Exploring Together As A Team, A Collaboration.

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I Love Performing. I

Tatiana Maslany

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I Love Performing. I Love Doing Improv. It's A Totally Terrifying Experience, But It's Something That I've Always Felt So Strongly About And That I'm Kind Of Obsessed With. And Just As An Actor, It's A Great Exercise. It's A Great Playground, You Know, To Try Things Out And To Work On Your Skills. Because The Mandate Of Improv Is Kind Of The Same As Acting: It's All About Your Scene Partner, It's All About Being Present And In The Moment And Exploring Together As A Team, A Collaboration.

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