Thomas Middleditch

I've spoken to people in Silicon Valley, and many times they have said to me, 'X storyline, or that thing that happened…

— Thomas Middleditch

I'm a total pessimist.

— Thomas Middleditch

I had to be sick for a scene in the first season, and we used some fruit smoothies with little banana chunks.…

— Thomas Middleditch

I like my flight sims because I can set up a very robust joystick setup and my head tracking software.

— Thomas Middleditch

I'm a bit of a curmudgeon. I don't like Valentine's Day and New Year's and Halloween.

— Thomas Middleditch

Part of me wants a bunch of jocks to go to Comic-Con and call them all dweebs so they can be like,…

— Thomas Middleditch

I don't think anyone sets out to be the evil villain.

— Thomas Middleditch

I don't think anyone can do any character that doesn't have at least some ounce of themselves in it. You are who…

— Thomas Middleditch

I laugh at stuff like Snapchat thinking it can change the world.

— Thomas Middleditch

'Baskets' is incredible - 'Baskets' is so funny and poignant and sad and dark.

— Thomas Middleditch

Everything needs to be lampooned. I believe that there's not any sacred ground.

— Thomas Middleditch

I wanted to be like 'Kids in the Hall.'

— Thomas Middleditch

Chicago was where I realized that improv is its own thing, its own art form. And through that, you kind of develop…

— Thomas Middleditch

In D&D, you're only in that fantasy world. But with GURPS, you can, like, play a game that's Los Angeles film noir,…

— Thomas Middleditch

I think when you go in, with film or television, you want to tell this narrative. And with 'Joshy,' you want it…

— Thomas Middleditch

I was just a bit of a loner as a young boy. And very, very sensitive. Ever the emotional young thing.

— Thomas Middleditch

Game design has always been a secondary passion. I don't know how to program, though, so I'm at this strange crossroads where…

— Thomas Middleditch

All the sharky elements of Hollywood are similar to sharky elements in Silicon Valley. It's obviously different, but the deals are the…

— Thomas Middleditch

I wasn't necessarily always funny, I don't know if I necessarily am - some would argue not - but I was definitely,…

— Thomas Middleditch

In any awards ceremony, if you're a finicky person like myself, you can pick a multitude of things to nag about. I…

— Thomas Middleditch

Both the benefit and the terrifying aspect of standup is when it's going poorly, you've only yourself to blame. There's no one…

— Thomas Middleditch

Improv is always seen as something that's funny, but worth a $5 ticket, $10 at most. I think ISC is one of…

— Thomas Middleditch

In order to put it into perspective, as an actor, it's super hard to get on a TV show. If you get…

— Thomas Middleditch

I don't typically pay attention to most things in life, let alone award season. Not because I think it's silly. I just…

— Thomas Middleditch

I am an unabashed HBO fan. This is why being on 'Silicon Valley' is kind of like a dream.

— Thomas Middleditch