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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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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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There's a good family of actors in 'Portlandia.' It's a small community with people who pop up again and again. The show's a little weird show, and you want to grow with the people who are in it, like Dana who plays the chicken waitress, and Ellen who was the adult babysitter.

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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.

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

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

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Bands on tour are very good cultivators of what's the avant-garde of comedy.

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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.

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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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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Director

Born: Unknown

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