Reggie Watts

You know, TED is one of those places that makes me feel like I'm somewhere, and that means something these days.

Now,

People ask me, why start like that?

I don't really have an answer, but all I can say is that I'm really motivated by something called improvisation.

Many of you are familiar with improvisation because you've heard the word, and sometimes that's enough.

But what is it really?

Improvisation.

Why am I speaking like this?

How do I really sound?

I don't know.

But I try as much as I can to be as truthful about who I am in the moment, even if I'm using different voices.

I know that there are times when some of us are wondering what is truth and what isn't.

But here's a quick summary.

Truth is the intersection of two different things that are constantly colliding for no other reason than the fact that they need to collide in a moment of perception.

Why does perception come into it?

Because that's super cool and no one loves perception more than people who are conscious.

So I've been dealing with improvisation all of my life.

It's hard for me to write things down.

Ted was so gracious to allow me to come up here on the stage when they keep asking, can we see that script?

I'm sorry, I don't have that.