Don't use a character's belief system as an excuse not to change; look at these beliefs as a way to play characters with some consistency
-From Acting On Impulse by Carol Hazenfield
The idea of consistency for a character can be very tricky in improv. You never know what kind of crazy endowment you might get from your partner. It can be incredibly stressful, if you're in your head, to try and make a call between "Am I denying?" and "I need to stay true to my character".
Complete crazy bombs aside, things are going to go best if no matter what you keep to come core conceits of your character. They are what make you recognizable and relatable.
This is another, no-quick-fix reality of playing but it bear mentioning that staying true to what you believe you character is and not letting that go is not necessarily being selfish, it's being more honest.
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