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" There is no 'recycle too much.' That's an oxymoron. "
Jonathan Krisel
Much
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Too
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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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" You can use cheap technology to get a great look. "
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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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" Comedy is like horror - you have to shock something in the viewer's system to make them feel it. "
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" 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. "
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" I definitely feel the pressure to keep things fresh and original. "
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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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" 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. "
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People
Thanksgiving
Family
" 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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" Portland is a place where everyone closes their eyes and crosses their fingers and hopes for a better community. They keep it small and local, and usually they think if they just make great coffee, it's the best thing for the neighborhood. "
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Community
Best
" 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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Content
You
See
" Portland is utopia. My favorite thing would be it's earnestness. I am earnest, too. "
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Too
Portland
I Am
" My brand of comedy is taking a serious approach to silliness. Small moments of modern life and human behavior make me laugh. At least that's where everything starts, and then my other through line would be a dry absurdity that exponentially spirals out of reality. "
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Small
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Laugh
" 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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Loved
Movies
Know
" I saw Sleater Kinney perform back when I was in college. "
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College
Saw
Perform
" 'Portlandia' is 100 percent improvised, and I came into this business not knowing anything. "
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Knowing
Anything
Business
" Everything on TV is perfect, and it's so boring. "
Jonathan Krisel
TV
Perfect
Everything
" Different actors have different rhythms. My goal as a director is to let these guys get their best work out. "
Jonathan Krisel
Goal
Work
Different
" I always want to push myself. "
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Push
Want
Always
" I love awesome mixed drinks. "
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Awesome
Drinks
I Love
" 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. "
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Comedy
Again
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" I like dry-to-the-bone stuff. I don't know what it is. I was raised on PBS showing weird British comedies. "
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British
I Was Raised
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" I love working with nonactors. "
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Working
Love
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" Nobody sets out to be evil. They're insecure, and they make bad decisions. "
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Out
Make
" 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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Life
Ideas
" You can tell a lot about a person by what comedians they like. "
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Lot
Person
Tell
" I love the beige, tan, stucco world where the sun bleaches things out to the point that it can look somewhat ugly. "
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Ugly
World
Look
" 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. "
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Good
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Think
" I know comedy; I know how to do crazy, off-the-wall stuff that makes me laugh out loud. "
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Me
Know