Like lycanthropy, the nerd gene can skip a generation. My maternal grandfather was a technophile.

The goal of almost every comic is to find a comedy voice - a specific point of view that an audience can latch onto.

We just make stuff that we think is funny and fun, and I think that's the most you can do. I think if you're chasing virality, it just feels desperate.

The nerdist movement is less about consumers; there is a large contingent that are creative nerdists instead of consumers.

I made a lot of changes in my life between my twenties and thirties, and it all sort of revolves around how I think people with nerdier brains tend to problem-solve and approach things differently then "norms."

I think being an outcast is what sort of strengthens the nerd movement, because you're isolated, so you have time.

Steal moments of happiness if you have to, and then collect them until they are the dominant images in your psyche.