257 Quotes by Chris Hardwick

With stand-up, there’s a little bit of an exaggerated reality because things have to be manipulated to create comedy, to create jokes.

I don’t know if I’m a Twitter addict. That seems kind of harsh. I would say it’s more that I’m seriously involved. That it’s a long-term relationship – like a girlfriend, which my actual girlfriend loves to hear.

I’m fascinated by people’s process. Everyone’s process is a little bit different, and just to see the different paths that people take to get where they are is really interesting to me.

I feel like being nerd is not about the superficial quality; it’s about how nerds approach life. It’s much more emotional and mental than it is you’re some fat guy living in your mom’s basement, which I think is just a hacky stereotype.

I learned not to confuse ‘busy’ with ‘productive,’ but I’m still far too addicted to email to resist its early-morning digital snuggles.

I’m not fun to bowl with. I take it way too seriously. I have high expectations for myself.

It’s so much easier to give advice than to take it.

If you’re going into stand-up, you’re hyper-analyzing the world and asking as many questions about a thing as you possibly can so you can figure out the ultimate nature of that thing.

I don’t know if the podcast as a medium will ever have the cultural impact that TV and movies do. It may never be super-mainstream.