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" I went to film school, and I came in when video art was king, weird stuff was king, and there, you don't have a script as your bible. "

Jonathan Krisel

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" I loved 'Welcome to the Dollhouse.' That was one of the most influential movies ever. You know that genre with the nerdy girl, and she redeems herself in the end. Like 'Napoleon Dynamite.' And in 'Welcome to the Dollhouse,' she doesn't. She sucks. It's like, that's what's real. That's what's heartbreaking. "

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" I look at a show like 'Roseanne.' That's super influential on me. It's very funny, very real, with real problems. That was a big influence, and I don't know if you see that all the time in the network world. "

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" My dad did show me interesting movies at a young age. I remember he showed me 'A Clockwork Orange,' and my mom said, 'I never want to see this movie in my house again.' "

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" When you make a pilot, you've never seen the show before; you don't know what it is. "

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" A huge part of making something work is getting along with people you work with. You want them to succeed; you want them to bring their ideas to life as much as possible. "

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" When people feel vulnerable, they make slapstick decisions. "

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" 'Fawlty Towers' was a huge influence on me. I mean, it was so slapstick, too. 'Are You Being Served?' was on 15 times a day, it seemed like, and I loved it. "

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" 'Portlandia' is 100 percent improvised, and I came into this business not knowing anything. "

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" I saw Sleater Kinney perform back when I was in college. "

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" I definitely feel the pressure to keep things fresh and original. "

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" I'm not a big 'scripted comedy' person necessarily. I'm open for wherever comedy can be found. "

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" You can tell a lot about a person by what comedians they like. "

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" Comedy is like horror - you have to shock something in the viewer's system to make them feel it. "

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" With all the outlets, if you have a strong comedic voice, there's a venue to do your thing. It's a bit of a meritocracy, where the best stuff rises to the top. "

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" I love awesome mixed drinks. "

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" In Portland, it rains all the time - but who cares? That's not funny. That's not universal. "

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" If you have, especially with siblings, something like the competition for mom's affection, it just never goes away. "

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" You see a lot of comedic content that's not funny, and you can tell that it's supposed to be funny, but it's actually not funny. "

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" The end goal is to make a piece that everybody has ownership over and everybody's proud of because everybody contributed to it. I think there's a communist, socialist vibe to 'Portlandia' to make it work. "

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" I love working with nonactors. "

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" I'm never trying to make something esoteric; it just happens. "

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" I want to work with extremely, genuinely charismatic people. "

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" Things that people are doing constantly but aren't thinking about. That's the ultimate 'Portlandia' concept. "

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" 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 a specific sense of humor. And, 'Do you know the hidden gems?' Like, if you knew the Pixies in the '80s. "

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" As the director, you have it in your mind how you want the part done, how you want someone to do it, and so sometimes you just say, 'Why don't I do it myself?' So for a little role, I'll just do it. "

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" I know comedy; I know how to do crazy, off-the-wall stuff that makes me laugh out loud. "

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" You can use cheap technology to get a great look. "

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" I always look at 'Monty Python and the Holy Grail.' They talked about how they wrote this movie with horses, and then they realized that horses are super-expensive and time-consuming. 'Why don't we just change it to coconuts?' That's part of my process. "

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" I think when you work with people who are super exceptional, there's simplicity to it because everybody is on the same page in terms of tone. "

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