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" On 'Baskets,' I'm not sure what the demographic is. "

Jonathan Krisel

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

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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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" In your twenties, you might want to be radical and change the world, but in your thirties, you might just want to be happy and ground yourself. "

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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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" Everything on TV is perfect, and it's so boring. "

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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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" Nobody sets out to be evil. They're insecure, and they make bad decisions. "

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

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