Jonathan Krisel Quotes

I just try to deliver the laughs every time I get the opportunity.

'Idol' was more of a competition, and that was more of a platform that I wanted to get a hold of and get on top of. And I finally got that opportunity, and now it's more like, I just gotta show and prove myself to everybody that I'm not just the 'balladeer.'

I feel I've always got to keep my stand-up because I never want to lose it.

Actors don't get to be well-known if they're horrible.

If something is good enough, it can be out there and people will see it.

I like the sound of laughter. I was the guy in the group of friends that would always make the friends laugh. And everyone was like, 'You should do stand up,' so I gave it a shot, and ta-da! They were right.

I don't know who I touch and who I don't. I work hard trying to make people laugh. I try to do the kind of stuff that made me laugh growing up. I don't have any secrets. I don't know the reasons I've been so well received.

One of the best things about being an actor is that it's a meritocracy.

I can't really speak to the other parts of the economy, but what I think is very true of the tech world is that it's easy for talented people - whatever their gender, age, or race - to rise up and succeed.

You can't substitute the act of making people laugh. It's definitely something that actors like to do.

You're at the top of your game if you do comedy.

The individual who can do something that the world wants done will, in the end, make his way regardless of his race.

It's a unique fraternity to be a standup. I think everybody understands, you know, opportunity, and everybody - especially at the top - are genuinely rooting for you.

I was so in love with the idea of making people laugh for a living that I didn't care what I had to do to get there. Or how much money I was going to make when I did get there.

Win with ability, not with numbers.

If you work hard and perform well, it doesn't matter whether you're 20 or 40. People are going to follow, and you can go in there and run the show.

I am not a joke-teller. Stand-up, I couldn't do.

It's one thing to talk about lack of diversity and lack of representation. But that doesn't matter if you're not good at what you're supposed to be doing.

If people still trust me with a funny line, then that is fine. If that is what gets me work.

I think I came at the right moment at 'SNL.' There was a space for me, and I was good at it.

After a point, it doesn't matter where you come from. There are many star kids who haven't done well in the industry and rank newcomers who have done amazingly well.

I have many dear friends in the film industry, but finally, the roles come to me on merit, not because of personal equations.

I want to have the great roles that move people profoundly. I want to have the choice and be given the opportunity to play those roles, and unfortunately, fame plays a huge part in that.

Very few have the talent to make others laugh without being laughed at.

I always had the confidence. The platform, guys getting injured and giving me multiple opportunities, that has allowed me to showcase it.