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'm never trying to make something esoteric; it just happens. — Jonathan Krisel Happens 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
'Portlandia' is 100 percent improvised, and I came into this business not knowing anything. — Jonathan Krisel Anything Copy Share Image
The end goal is to make a piece that everybody has ownership over and everybody's proud of because everybody contributed to it.… — Jonathan Krisel End Copy Share Image
Everything else was snarky and high concept, while 'Roseanne' was just a normal family. — Jonathan Krisel Everything 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
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
Nobody sets out to be evil. They're insecure, and they make bad decisions. — Jonathan Krisel Bad Copy Share Image
If you have, especially with siblings, something like the competition for mom's affection, it just never goes away. — Jonathan Krisel Competition Copy Share Image
Certain shows, when it's all comedy, it's like when you eat something that's too sweet and it just tastes gross. You need… — Jonathan Krisel Comedy Copy Share Image
Once the big lights come in, you can feel self-conscious. How can you capture the scene without ruining it and freezing people… — Jonathan Krisel Big 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
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
My dad did show me interesting movies at a young age. I remember he showed me 'A Clockwork Orange,' and my mom… — Jonathan Krisel Age Copy Share Image
I think when you work with people who are super exceptional, there's simplicity to it because everybody is on the same page… — Jonathan Krisel I think 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 Look 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
When people feel vulnerable, they make slapstick decisions. — Jonathan Krisel Decision making 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 Best 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
Louie Anderson thinks my thing is the absurdness of reality. That's what we do on 'Portlandia' all the time. I try to… — Jonathan Krisel Bring Copy Share Image
Portland is utopia. My favorite thing would be it's earnestness. I am earnest, too. — Jonathan Krisel Am Copy Share Image
