61 Quotes by Jonathan Krisel

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.

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.

For me, I love and hate Costco. I think it's ruined America and made America great.

There is no 'recycle too much.' That's an oxymoron.

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.

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.

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

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