Nobody sets out to be evil. They're insecure, and they make bad decisions. — Jonathan Krisel Bad 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
I want to work with extremely, genuinely charismatic people. — Jonathan Krisel Charismatic Copy Share Image
I definitely feel the pressure to keep things fresh and original. — Jonathan Krisel Feel Copy Share Image
Everything else was snarky and high concept, while 'Roseanne' was just a normal family. — Jonathan Krisel Everything Copy Share Image
When you make a pilot, you've never seen the show before; you don't know what it is. — Jonathan Krisel Make Copy Share Image
I'm not a big 'scripted comedy' person necessarily. I'm open for wherever comedy can be found. — Jonathan Krisel Big 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 Always 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 Good 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
There's some moments in your life where you're just like, 'I need something just funny.' That's the noble thing you can do.… — Jonathan Krisel Comedy 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 Funny Copy Share Image
I think any person who is starting out in a creative endeavor is not going to be good at it right out… — Jonathan Krisel Creativity Copy Share Image
As the director, you have it in your mind how you want the part done, how you want someone to do it,… — Jonathan Krisel Cinema Copy Share Image
I went to film school, and I came in when video art was king, weird stuff was king, and there, you don't… — Jonathan Krisel Art 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
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
I always look at 'Monty Python and the Holy Grail.' They talked about how they wrote this movie with horses, and then… — Jonathan Krisel Always Copy Share Image
One second here and there will make all the difference between something being funny and not being funny. That's why I like… — Jonathan Krisel Being funny Copy Share Image
For me, I love and hate Costco. I think it's ruined America and made America great. — Jonathan Krisel Great 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
You can tell a lot about a person by what comedians they like. — Jonathan Krisel About Copy Share Image
My whole thing is, you listen to the actor and help them bring out their best thing. — Jonathan Krisel Actor Copy Share Image
Different actors have different rhythms. My goal as a director is to let these guys get their best work out. — Jonathan Krisel Actors Copy Share Image
There's a thing in comedy where you take one step into a bad idea, but if you take 10, then it becomes… — Jonathan Krisel Again Copy Share Image
When people feel vulnerable, they make slapstick decisions. — Jonathan Krisel Decision making 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
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 Am Copy Share Image
'Portlandia' is 100 percent improvised, and I came into this business not knowing anything. — Jonathan Krisel Anything Copy Share Image
