Any time you’re lucky enough to get on a show people watch, it’s a good thing.
Nerdists, unlike nerds, tend to be creators as much as consumers. They’re creative consumers.
Comic-Con is nerd Christmas. People go wanting to have fun.
Don’t tell television, but there is some superior programming being made on the Interwebz.
I hate to say it, but because of humanity’s capitalistic nature, money is important.
The worst day ever was when I found out my grandfather was going to die.
I am a freelancer. My services are available to anyone at any time.
I don’t really read reviews and comments that much. There just isn’t a lot to be gained from it.
The idea of the archetypal nerd is totally blurred these days. So many people of this current generation have grown up with technology and video games. It’s just a part of the world now, a part of our shared culture.
I feel like so much of why I sort of want to work in television is so that people know to come see me live.
My best friend, Wil Wheaton, identifies himself as a geek.
The ‘Hipster Nerds’ like stuff because they hate it. It’s like they ironically like it.
With stand-up, there’s a little bit of an exaggerated reality because things have to be manipulated to create comedy, to create jokes.
The lifeblood of YouTube is sharing.
Traditionally nerd-based culture is now a big sector of pop culture.
Real philosophy is like trying to read an alarm system installation manual in Korean.
Growing up in the 70s and 80s, it took effort to be a nerd. You had to seek out the nerd stuff.
Even before I had an assistant, my calendar was color-coded and I had all these different e-mail rules for how to prioritize e-mails, so I made it a point years ago to figure all that stuff out because my life was a mess.
It changed my whole outlook. I lost a decade to self-pity, and the next thing I knew I was turning 40.
I’ve always had a fondness for that satirical, Terry Gilliam – esque evil corporate megastructure, the kind of business that hangs banners that say making your life better as it throws kittens into the gears.