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

My mom is a big sports fans. Basketball, football, baseball, whatever. She calls into sports radio shows and gets into shouting matches, that's how intense she is about it.

Be offended by everything or be offended by nothing.

If you have laser-like brain it's not always focused on the most productive things. If you want to play Halo: Reach all day, that's fine, but if you want to accomplish some other things, here are some ways to do that using your innate nerd gifts.

We are in niche consumption mode, but 'niche' doesn't mean 'small' anymore. Niche can mean focused, and particularly with the Web, which is a global audience you can have something niche and still get 10 to 15 million views.

If I wasn't acting or doing stand-up, I would be in animation. Or if I had the discipline I might studies physics.

There's a lot of laughing on a horror movie set. They're magical in that way.