“People come up to me at conventions and say, 'I was such an outcast, I felt like such a geek, and when I saw you, you made me feel like such a normal person.' It's my favorite thing to hear, because that's how I felt when I was a kid. If Goth would've been around, I would've definitely been Goth. But there wasn't such a thing, so I was just weird.” PeopleIfsFeelsPersonsMadeKidsFeltSawsNormalMy FavoriteCome UpConventionsGeekFavorites ThingsOutcastGoth Author:Cassandra Peterson
“When I was a kid, it was a huge insult to be a geek. Now it's a point of pride in a weird way.” WayKidsHugePrideInsultGeek Author:J. J. Abrams
“The cool kids have co-opted all the neat stuff ? computers, gadgets, video games. Theres no such thing as a computer geek anymore.” KidsGamesStuffComputerVideoGeekNeatGadgetsCool Kid Author:Tiffany Shlain
“My first acting role as a kid was on Freaks and Geeks.” FirstsKidsActingRolesFreakGeek Author:Lizzy Caplan
“I was always the kid at the side of the playground, looking at the other kids. I didn't know how to get into the group. I was quiet and bookish, a bit of a geek. I was into orienteering when my friends were out clubbing.” KnowsKidsBitsSidesKnow HowGroupsQuietMy FriendsGeekPlaygrounds Author:Richard Coyle