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" I didn't want to write sketch comedy after 'Mr. Show.' I felt like, after 'Mr. Show', why would you want to go work at any of the other places that existed then? "

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" I was such a weird kid. The really hardcore stuff like Venom - I was totally aware of them, and I listened to some of it - but they actually frightened me. "

Brian Posehn

Venom

Weird

" I had seen other comic friends of mine go to indie labels. Like David Cross and Pat Oswald went to Subpop, and Subpop didn't make total sense for me, but the metal version of that did. So I made a small list with Metal Blade, Prosthetic and couple of other labels, and Relapse was one of them. "

" A lot of the traditional sitcom stuff I did - I think I could have gone that route when I was younger as a staff writer, and I just didn't want to. "

" I got into Kiss before I got into anybody. The first thing I heard was 'Detroit Rock City.' I heard it in the school library, where I lived. "

" What I think makes people nerds is just being obsessive. I think that's what nerdiness really is - its people who don't just passively like something, they get passionate about whatever they like. "

Brian Posehn

Passionate

Nerds

" Nerd rage to me is kind of just empty rage. I mean, ultimately, you're not going to do it; you're not going to fight somebody, you know. "

Brian Posehn

Know

Fight

" I wasn't even aware that there are different styles of taxidermy, traditional and rogue. I wound up really liking the rogue stuff the most, just because it is more artistic and people can go anywhere with it. That stuff I really liked. Honestly, I would have liked to buy some of those pieces. "

Brian Posehn

People

Just Because

" I'm not that smart, and I don't read things. "

" I just felt like I'd rather listen to even the worst metal song more than most current pop music. "

" Juvenile stuff has always made me laugh. It's what I know. "

Brian Posehn

Laugh

Stuff

" There's a roller derby girl that goes by that name, 'Nerd Rage,' and she named herself after my album. "

" Turns out, there's not a lot of information about pickles on the Internet. "

" I used to own a stuffed piranha, but I haven't seen it in years. I don't even know what happened to it. Maybe my wife didn't want it to make the move from the last house to this one. "

" You don't hear Metallica complaining about Pearl Jam. "

" I wanted to be a vet before I got into comedy, but then once I found out how much gore goes into that job, I wanted nothing to do with it. "

" I love to visit the comic shops, and I don't want to call myself a 'foodie,' because that word is just stupid, but I love diner food, and I'm a hardcore fan of 'Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives.' "

" It's weird, but Scion is kind of cool. I couldn't drive one because I'd look like one of those McDonald's Happy Meal toys with giant heads sticking out the window. "

" I've played D&D for years. I'm a comic book guy. Comic-Con in San Diego is nerd Christmas for me. "

" I tried playing the drums, and I could play 'Boys Don't Cry' by The Cure. "

" I don't know if I was a poseur - I really did love metal, always - but I gave a lot of other things a chance. I wanted to meet, um, girls, so I would check out 'Depeche Mode.' "

" I really hate Nicki Minaj, but I don't know why I hate her. I just hate her face, you know? So I went and just looked at some Nicki Minaj videos so I would have a leg to stand on if I ever met someone who liked her. "

" I love writing. It's one of my favorite jobs. Of the things I get to do, I love sitting in a room and coming up with ideas, and I love going home and pounding them out. "

" One thing about writing 'The Sarah Silverman Program' was the concern that I don't give myself the best story, you know what I mean? "

" I feel very lucky that I've been able to carve out any niche at all in this business. It's so hard to get into. "