Three Key Quotes

Keith John­ston is the founder of improv com­edy. The pas­sage below comes from his sec­ond book, Impro for Sto­ry­tellers, which elab­o­rates on many of the ideas from his sem­i­nal first book, Impro.
Be Aver­age
A stu­dent still looks up-tight, so I say, ‘Are you try­ing your best?’
‘Of course!’
‘Is that a good strat­egy?’
‘If I don’t try I won’t get …