Wil Wheaton Quotes & Trivia

Quotes

Before some readers freak out that I don't think $695 for four hours is very good, let me put this into perspective: in those four hours, we usually do several hundred takes, often screaming and yelling.

I'm a passionate person, and I'm passionate about politics. I'm going to write about it, and I'm not going to pull any punches.

I'm guess I'm up to about 70% of normal, which is a real relief. My doctor gave me clearance to go out in public again, so I've been able to go to the store and help out a little bit around the house.

If the world were a bar, America would currently be the angry drunk waving around a loaded gun. Yeah, the other people in the bar may be afraid of him, but they sure as hell don't respect him.

My wife is the most awesome person in the universe. She's made this experience much less miserable for me, with her compassion, patience and understanding.

When I get the redesign launched, there will be minimal advertising. I'm doing this because I believe I've found a tasteful and non-intrusive way to help support my family.

When I told Anne that I just hate it that I can't help her, especially since I keep asking her to do stuff for me, she said, "It's okay. This is the 'sickness' part of 'sickness and health.'"

When I was so sick about ten days ago, I had a fever-induced epiphany: I needed to make several changes in my life. I needed to redefine some boundaries, and re-organize my priorities.

You know that Jonny Wurster kid, the kid that does the backend for that other website? He's a foreign kid. Some of the neighbors say he smokes crack, but I don't believe it.

You know what sucks? I haven't been able to do much more than passively watch DVDs, because even trying to focus long enough to read is exhausting.

Trivia

Wil has been a fan of the Los Angeles Dodgers since he was young.

His big break was acting opposite Bill Cosby in a Jell-O Pudding Pops commercial.

Wil played in the World Series of Poker in 2005 and was knocked out on the first day.

Wil writes a column on video games for "The Onion."

Wheaton's second book, "Just a Geek" was released in 2004.

Wil is the founder of the independent publishing company Monolith Press.

Wheaton did voice-over work for the game "Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas" playing newsman Richard Burns.

Wil's Character (and sometimes Wil himself) on Star Trek: The Next Generation was hated by a small group of Star Trek Fans who started the usenet group "alt.wesley.crusher.die.die.die."

His website has made him quite prominent in the geek community.

Enjoys playing guitar, magic and juggling.

Wheaton reinvented himself as an improv comedian and often performs at the ACME Comedy Theatre in Hollywood.

Wil Wheaton is an avid poker player.