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" One second here and there will make all the difference between something being funny and not being funny. That's why I like going, 'Well, we wrote that six months ago, and it was funny one time we read it, but it's not funny anymore. So what? Just dump it.' "

Jonathan Krisel

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" 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. Make someone forget about their life for 22 minutes. "

" 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. "

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

" 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.' "

" I think any person who is starting out in a creative endeavor is not going to be good at it right out of the gate. "

" With comedy, I've always had a pretty good sense of what I like and how to execute it well, but drama has its own rules. "

" The Internet is a good way to try some stuff with no big crew and no money being spent. Since there are no stakes to it, you can try to be a little experimental. "

" I always want to push myself. "

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

" Louie Anderson thinks my thing is the absurdness of reality. That's what we do on 'Portlandia' all the time. I try to bring that absurdness of reality to everything. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" There's a thing in comedy where you take one step into a bad idea, but if you take 10, then it becomes a good idea again. "

" 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. "

" Everything else was snarky and high concept, while 'Roseanne' was just a normal family. "

" Once the big lights come in, you can feel self-conscious. How can you capture the scene without ruining it and freezing people up? You keep it small and lean. "

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

" 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. "

" 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 seeing them. "

" Different actors have different rhythms. My goal as a director is to let these guys get their best work out. "

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

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

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

" 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, for instance, one year, I came a little bit late to Thanksgiving, and I was supposed to bring a salad. And I just brought a bag of lettuce, and put it in a bowl. Five years later, I heard that my mom was incensed. "