Chris Hardwick quotes

Chris Hardwick is an American comedian, actor, and television host, widely recognized for hosting "Talking Dead" and "The Nerdist Podcast." His work helped popularize geek culture and after-shows in television entertainment. He continues to be a prominent figure in comedy, podcasting, and pop culture media. Here are 64 of his quotes:

Any nerd who grew up around the time that I did, BBC programming was a treasure chest for us. (Chris Hardwick)
Comic-Con is nerd Christmas. People go wanting to have fun. View quote
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For me personally, I have a fear of, 'If I stop, I'm going to die.' If I stop doing the things that are enriching to me or creatively exciting to me or if I stop creating, then I feel stagnant. If something isn't growing, it's dying. View quote
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Bowling is all physics and energy distribution. It's F = ma. So it is actually one of the most science-y sports, because it literally is just a ball and a surface and objects to knock down. View quote
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Real philosophy is like trying to read an alarm system installation manual in Korean. View quote
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I think the mistake a lot of people make with new media is they just focus on one thing. But any one thing - just doing podcasts or just having a website or just doing television - isn't enough anymore. View quote
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If you can build your career around your passions, then you're winning in life; that's one of the best things you can ask for. View quote
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Every year on my birthday, I start a new playlist titled after my current age so I can keep track of my favorite songs of the year as a sort of musical diary because I am a teenage girl. View quote
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Just as someone who's been interested in radio and programming for so long, I can usually tell when an interviewer is doing a segment just to fill a programming slot. They ask questions, but they don't care about the answers. View quote
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Any time you're lucky enough to get on a show people watch, it's a good thing. View quote
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My best friend, Wil Wheaton, identifies himself as a geek. (Chris Hardwick)
I almost think of nerd brains as rattlesnake venom; like, you can milk it. You can milk the pulpy venom out of the nerd brain and use it for good if you want to. View quote
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I had a personal blog, but why does anyone care that I went shopping for hats? View quote
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Our mandate at Nerdist is that we only get involved with nice people around things that we love. We have the luxury of being in the demographic that we're programming for. View quote
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Even before I had an assistant, my calendar was color-coded and I had all these different e-mail rules for how to prioritize e-mails, so I made it a point years ago to figure all that stuff out because my life was a mess. View quote
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With stand-up, there's a little bit of an exaggerated reality because things have to be manipulated to create comedy, to create jokes. View quote
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When comedians get successful, the fans that they have aren't the fans they would hang out with. I don't have that problem. View quote
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Traditionally nerd-based culture is now a big sector of pop culture. View quote
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The podcast movement was really a creative survival mechanism for standup comics. View quote
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The lifeblood of YouTube is sharing. View quote
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Like lycanthropy, the nerd gene can skip a generation. My maternal grandfather was a technophile. (Chris Hardwick)
In the '90s, you couldn't say the word 'nerd' to someone when pitching a show. They would have considered that too niche and wouldn't have listened. View quote
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If I wasn't acting or doing stand-up, I would be in animation. Or if I had the discipline I might studies physics. View quote
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When you first start working, you take whatever job is offered, because you have to build your resume. But you don't think about what you're building. View quote
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The worst day ever was when I found out my grandfather was going to die. View quote
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Chris Hardwick

Chris Hardwick - Image
Photo: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0
Occupation: American Comedian
Born: November 23, 1971
Quotes count: 64

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