2. Go with your gut How it works: Improv actors don’t think too much before they speak. And, in the experience of those I spoke to, the first, intuitive thought is usually the best anyway. “There’s no time to rationalize, no time to weigh the pros and cons of your response,” says Mike Ross, a 34-year-old lawyer and a student at the UCB. Or as Yogi Berra put it: “You can’t think and hit at the same time.