Like lycanthropy, the nerd gene can skip a generation. My maternal grandfather was a technophile. — Chris Hardwick Copy Share Image
Growing up in the 70s and 80s, it took effort to be a nerd. You had to seek out the nerd stuff. — Chris Hardwick Copy Share Image
Any nerd who grew up around the time that I did, BBC programming was a treasure chest for us. — Chris Hardwick Copy Share Image
Nerds get caught up in minutiae, because there is a tremendous and fulfilling sense of control in understanding every single detail of… — Chris Hardwick Copy Share Image
Comic-Con is interesting because there's so much going on at once, it's literally impossible to do everything. You need clones and some… — Chris Hardwick Copy Share Image
In the '90s, you couldn't say the word 'nerd' to someone when pitching a show. They would have considered that too niche… — Chris Hardwick Copy Share Image
The nerds provide the toys that distract the morons. So the nerds are sort of the new drug-dealers. We're the drug dealers… — Chris Hardwick Copy Share Image
I almost think of nerd brains as rattlesnake venom; like, you can milk it. You can milk the pulpy venom out of… — Chris Hardwick Copy Share Image
The difference being that a nerd would wear a D&D shirt because he loves D&D while a hipster would wear a D&D… — Chris Hardwick Copy Share Image
I think people have this stereotypical idea in their head of what a nerd is. People have said to me before, "You're… — Chris Hardwick Copy Share Image
I categorize nerds as creative-obsessive. A lot of nerds are creative people who obsess almost unnaturally over the minutiae of things. — Chris Hardwick Copy Share Image
When I was growing up, I was as socially outcast as any nerd could possibly be. I was in the chess club,… — Chris Hardwick Copy Share Image
If you have laser-like brain it's not always focused on the most productive things. If you want to play Halo: Reach all… — Chris Hardwick Copy Share Image
Our mandate at Nerdist is that we only get involved with nice people around things that we love. We have the luxury… — Chris Hardwick Copy Share Image
The idea of the archetypal nerd is totally blurred these days. So many people of this current generation have grown up with… — Chris Hardwick Copy Share Image
I would say that nerds, as a rule, are much more sexually active than the average person. There's a lot of anxiety… — Chris Hardwick Copy Share Image
The 'Hipster Nerds' like stuff because they hate it. It's like they ironically like it. — Chris Hardwick Copy Share Image
Nerdists, unlike nerds, tend to be creators as much as consumers. They're creative consumers. — Chris Hardwick Copy Share Image
I think being an outcast is what sort of strengthens the nerd movement, because you're isolated, so you have time. — Chris Hardwick Copy Share Image
Traditionally nerd-based culture is now a big sector of pop culture. — Chris Hardwick Copy Share Image
As a comedy nerd, I get a lot out of the podcast because I'm genuinely interested in the people I'm talking to. — Chris Hardwick Copy Share Image
I've gone from being bullied by jocks as a kid to being bullied by nerds as an adult. — Chris Hardwick Copy Share Image
There's a lot of money being generated by nerds right now. Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, the list goes on and on. Nerds… — Chris Hardwick Copy Share Image
When I was in school, if you wanted a computer, you had to build one. But today, computers are everywhere. We're all… — Chris Hardwick Copy Share Image
We didn't understand irony yet in the '80s; we just kind of existed at face value, so there was no nerd cool… — Chris Hardwick Copy Share Image
As someone who's very nerd-minded, whenever I see a lot of cross-platform stuff when I get bonus material on either side, then… — Chris Hardwick Copy Share Image
There are certain parts of a classic nerd's brain that can destroy that person - obsessing about things to the detriment of… — Chris Hardwick Copy Share Image
I feel like being nerd is not about the superficial quality; it's about how nerds approach life. It's much more emotional and… — Chris Hardwick Copy Share Image
I do find some of the meanest, most exclusionary people are the nerds. And they rebel against other nerds! What are you… — Chris Hardwick Copy Share Image
Any nerd who grew up around the time that I did, BBC programming was a treasure chest for us. — Chris Hardwick Copy Share Image
Our mandate at Nerdist is that we only get involved with nice people around things that we love. We have the luxury of being… — Chris Hardwick Copy Share Image
There's a lot of laughing on a horror movie set. They're magical in that way. — Chris Hardwick Copy Share Image
I think people have this stereotypical idea in their head of what a nerd is. People have said to me before, "You're not a… — Chris Hardwick Copy Share Image
The difference being that a nerd would wear a D&D shirt because he loves D&D while a hipster would wear a D&D shirt because… — Chris Hardwick Copy Share Image
I would say that nerds, as a rule, are much more sexually active than the average person. There's a lot of anxiety and stress… — Chris Hardwick Copy Share Image
We will continue to address things, but in as much as I want to talk about politics as they are related to social media,… — Chris Hardwick Copy Share Image
Steve Martin said that philosophy is good for comedy because it screws up your thinking just enough, and I agree with that. Being forced… — Chris Hardwick Copy Share Image
There are certain parts of a classic nerd's brain that can destroy that person - obsessing about things to the detriment of everything else… — Chris Hardwick Copy Share Image
If I wasn't acting or doing stand-up, I would be in animation. Or if I had the discipline I might studies physics. — Chris Hardwick Copy Share Image
Every time I finish a record, it's sort of feels like, "I can't believe that I'm hanging out and having a conversation, and people… — Chris Hardwick Copy Share Image
A lot of people complain in the year 2003 that it's not the world of tomorrow as foreseen in the 1950s. 'Where are the… — Chris Hardwick Copy Share Image
