I have an unfortunate compulsion. I really would rather not do it, as it is very nerve-wracking and un-fun. But when it works, there is nothing like it.

I'm not sure if that answers the question and I have absolutely no problem with any major world religion on Earth.

Terry Gross has never had me on her show and you know, it's her show; she sets the agenda and that's not Hodgman. But I'll still listen to it.

We cannot wholly rely, as though it were Medieval times, [on the notion that] the only reality is what we see in front of us. There are germs. There are changes that are happening in our planet's ecology that are happening over such a long period of time that we cannot see the changes.

A stopped clock is correct twice a day, but a sundial can be used to stab someone, even at nighttime.

Any time you try to create an Internet meme, automatic fail. That's like the worst thing you can do.

The few people who ask to have their photographs with me, I almost always say yes, except for a few circumstances, like when my family is around.