Patton Oswalt on Geeks vs. Nerds

Patton Oswalt rocks.


Ratatouille Star Patton Oswalt on Geeks vs. Nerds:

"Wired: You're nearly 40, and you've returned to playing Dungeons & Dragons. Please explain.

Oswalt: It's a benign way to have a midlife crisis that doesn't involve sports cars. My wife is probably hoping, 'Maybe tonight he'll just go to a strip club...' Instead, I'm out rolling dice and saying things like, 'I don't know if a Wall of Fog spell lasts that long!'

Wired: There's a great line on your new album, Werewolves: "My geekiness is getting in the way of my nerdiness." What's the distinction?

Oswalt: A lot of nerds aren't aware they're nerds. A geek has thrown his hands up to the universe and gone, "I speak Klingon — who am I fooling? You win! I'm just gonna openly like what I like." Geeks tend to be a little happier with themselves."