Chris Hardwick Quotes

People often ask me about what constitutes a nerd-friendly show - like, does it have to have sci-fi elements? But I think it's just a show that satisfies the secret craving we all have to be obsessed with something and not feel at all stupid about it.

I feel like nowadays everybody I know has a smidge of geek in them. In other words, they have some odd niche or some obsessive tendencies.

I think that it's interesting how shows like 'Walking Dead' or even 'Game of Thrones,' with all its fantasy elements, have become so popular. Sometimes, though, I get a little bit annoyed because the whole nerd thing taking over and is now cool, and it wasn't cool when I was younger.

Really, if I'm honest, sci-fi is where my sensibility instinctively goes - I'm a big comic-book fan.

Not as many people watch 'Doctor Who' as watch the Super Bowl, obviously, but the tropes that attract nerds are no longer a secret cult. It's a much larger culture, in the specific sense.

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 sort of hoverboard so you can surf over the crowd of packed-in nerds.

Nerds are just deep, and neurotic, fans. Needy fans. We're all nerds, on one subject or another.

I'm a wall to wall geek. I love sci fi; I've had a crush on Spider-Man since I was five years old, and there's an uncomfortably large shelf in my living room just for my comics.

I'm a huge geek, so I love 'Stargate' and 'Firefly.'

I love science fiction stuff - I'm a bit of a dweeb like that.

I've never really been a big sci-fi guy or a big comic book guy.

Sci-fi fans are eccentric.

I'd always been a science fiction enthusiast.

I like to razz the Trekkies a little bit. Who doesn't? It's trainspotting, isn't it? But they are very well-meaning, actually. I've done a couple of Star Trek conventions, and they've only been really welcoming.

These people who come to Comic-Con and dress up - all across the country, the rest of the population who doesn't understand are scoffing at them.

I've always read a lot of sci-fi. When my son was younger, I actually went to a 'Star Trek' convention.

I am very big into superheroes.

My friend once sculpted me a bust of Admiral Ackbar from 'Star Wars.' He's my favourite character in the films after Han Solo. He's that goldfish-type alien in the white costume. 'It's a trap!' I'm a big geek.

My best friend, Wil Wheaton, identifies himself as a geek.

There are millions of sci-fi enthusiasts in the world, not just gamers.

I'm a huge movie nerd.

I was a total sci-fi geek. 'Star Wars' was my ultimate favorite.

Comic-Con is so much fun.

You can't play a hobbit if you're not prepared to be a part of nerd culture.

I'm a fanboy and a geek.