When people feel vulnerable, they make slapstick decisions. — Jonathan Krisel Decision making Copy Share Image
Nobody sets out to be evil. They're insecure, and they make bad decisions. — Jonathan Krisel Copy Share Image
I want to work with extremely, genuinely charismatic people. — Jonathan Krisel Charismatic Copy Share Image
In Portland, it rains all the time - but who cares? That's not funny. That's not universal. — Jonathan Krisel Funny Copy Share Image
Comedy is like horror - you have to shock something in the viewer's system to make them feel it. — Jonathan Krisel Comedy Copy Share Image
Everything else was snarky and high concept, while 'Roseanne' was just a normal family. — Jonathan Krisel Copy Share Image
A lot of the 'Portlandia' characters and a lot of the moments aren't really TV-worthy, but that's what is so refreshing about… — Jonathan Krisel Copy Share Image
With comedy, I've always had a pretty good sense of what I like and how to execute it well, but drama has… — Jonathan Krisel Copy Share Image
I love the beige, tan, stucco world where the sun bleaches things out to the point that it can look somewhat ugly. — Jonathan Krisel Copy Share Image
The Internet is a good way to try some stuff with no big crew and no money being spent. Since there are… — Jonathan Krisel Copy Share Image
In your twenties, you might want to be radical and change the world, but in your thirties, you might just want to… — Jonathan Krisel Change Copy Share Image
'Fawlty Towers' was a huge influence on me. I mean, it was so slapstick, too. 'Are You Being Served?' was on 15… — Jonathan Krisel Being Copy Share Image
With all the outlets, if you have a strong comedic voice, there's a venue to do your thing. It's a bit of… — Jonathan Krisel Copy Share Image
I look at a show like 'Roseanne.' That's super influential on me. It's very funny, very real, with real problems. That was… — Jonathan Krisel Copy Share Image
It's how you define yourself. It's not Nirvana or Pearl Jam: it's, 'Do you watch 'Portlandia' or 'Amy Schumer'?' It relates to… — Jonathan Krisel Comedy Copy Share Image
I know, especially in my family, people's feelings get hurt over the tiniest things. I'm sure that's true in every family. But,… — Jonathan Krisel Family Copy Share Image
It's exciting being in the present. You're always reading emails, talking about the future, looking at pictures on Facebook of the past.… — Jonathan Krisel Future Copy Share Image
There's a good family of actors in 'Portlandia.' It's a small community with people who pop up again and again. The show's… — Jonathan Krisel Community Copy Share Image
My brand of comedy is taking a serious approach to silliness. Small moments of modern life and human behavior make me laugh.… — Jonathan Krisel Behavior Copy Share Image
Portland is a place where everyone closes their eyes and crosses their fingers and hopes for a better community. They keep it… — Jonathan Krisel Copy Share Image
I loved 'Welcome to the Dollhouse.' That was one of the most influential movies ever. You know that genre with the nerdy… — Jonathan Krisel Dollhouse Copy Share Image
I always look at 'Monty Python and the Holy Grail.' They talked about how they wrote this movie with horses, and then… — Jonathan Krisel Copy Share Image
Bands on tour are very good cultivators of what's the avant-garde of comedy. — Jonathan Krisel Avant garde Copy Share Image
Portland is utopia. My favorite thing would be it's earnestness. I am earnest, too. — Jonathan Krisel Copy Share Image
'Portlandia' is 100 percent improvised, and I came into this business not knowing anything. — Jonathan Krisel Copy Share Image
When you make a pilot, you've never seen the show before; you don't know what it is. — Jonathan Krisel Copy Share Image
I like dry-to-the-bone stuff. I don't know what it is. I was raised on PBS showing weird British comedies. — Jonathan Krisel British Copy Share Image
I'm not a big 'scripted comedy' person necessarily. I'm open for wherever comedy can be found. — Jonathan Krisel Copy Share Image
For me, I love and hate Costco. I think it's ruined America and made America great. — Jonathan Krisel America Copy Share Image
I'm never trying to make something esoteric; it just happens. — Jonathan Krisel Esoteric Copy Share Image
I know comedy; I know how to do crazy, off-the-wall stuff that makes me laugh out loud. — Jonathan Krisel Comedy Copy Share Image
