Wil Wheaton Quotes & Sayings

Q is like a stupid Internet Troll; he makes some strawman accusation against Picard, Picard refutes his argument with logic and reason, and Q just changes the terms of the argument, all the while enjoying the attention he's getting. But does anyone create alt.q.die.die.die? No, of course not. Life is so fucking unfair. — Wil Wheaton

Lore: Making a note here: HUGE SUCCESS! — Wil Wheaton

I don't know what the future of my career holds, but I know that whatever is over the horizon, the road I've traveled to get here is like those Interstates in Texas: everything can look the same, and it can feel like you're not going anywhere, until you suddenly get where you're going and realize that you've been traveling for a long time. — Wil Wheaton

When I was a boy I was called a nerd all the time - because I didn't like sports, I loved to read, I liked math and science, I thought school was really cool - and it hurt a lot. Because it's never ok when a person makes fun of you for something you didn't choose. You know, we don't choose to be nerds. We can't help it that we like these things - and we shouldn't apologize for liking these things. — Wil Wheaton

Some ISPs are blocking all BitTorrent traffic, because BitTorrent can be used to share files in a piratical way. Hollywood lobbying groups are trying to pass laws which would force ISPs to block or degrade BitTorrent traffic, too. Personally, I think this is like closing down freeways because a bank robber could use them to get away. — Wil Wheaton

Sometimes we know in our bones what we really need to do, but we're afraid to do it. Taking a chance and stepping beyond the safety of the world we've always known is the only way to grow, though and without risk there is no reward. — Wil Wheaton

I have found that the key to being happy - well, one of the keys, anyway - is to be easily amused, — Wil Wheaton

I met [Shatner] on the set of Star Trek V, and he was horrible to me. He was cruel, and dismissive, and treated me the way I understand he treats pretty much everyone who tells him how much they loved him as Captain Kirk. — Wil Wheaton

Sorry, Vern. I guess a more experienced shopper could have gotten more for your seven cents. — Wil Wheaton

Even when I was little and going on auditions, it was clear who was there because they wanted to be there, and who was there because their stage parents were making them be there. There was a major difference. — Wil Wheaton

The Lord of the Rings trilogy restored the balance in the Force after the Star Wars prequels ruined everything that was awesome about being a nerd at the movies. — Wil Wheaton

Don't let the fear of not pleasing someone stop you from being creative. — Wil Wheaton

One of the things that drives me crazy is the belief in Hollywood that bittorrent exists solely for stealing things. — Wil Wheaton

If you enjoyed making a thing, and you're proud of the thing you made, that's enough. Not everyone is going to like it, and that's okay. — Wil Wheaton

People who don't want to give a creator money are never going to give a creator money. — Wil Wheaton

Hey, as long as you're not moving the story forward at all, why not have a pod race? — Wil Wheaton

The reality of this election is that we can choose between a disappointing Democrat and the end of the world. — Wil Wheaton

Well, I've got three things working against me before I even
walk into the room:
1. I'm the last speaker of the day. The fans are tired and a little
burned out.
2. I'm following Michael Dorn and Marina Sirtis. They do conventions
together all the time, have a set routine that never
fails, and the fans adore them.
3. I was Wesley Crusher. — Wil Wheaton

I would love to find myself in a position where I have to decide, 'Gosh, do I want to be on a series?' — Wil Wheaton

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. — Wil Wheaton

I'm so fed up with being told that I'm a bad person because I don't subscribe to the same exact narrow views [Christians] have. — Wil Wheaton

I can't believe you said that about fire ants and thunderstorms! You are such a Houstonist! — Wil Wheaton

I spent a lot of my childhood not fitting in, in a lot of different ways. — Wil Wheaton

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. — Wil Wheaton

After the probe does its thing, the Jarada make contact: they want to talk to the Captain, and are offended that they can't immediately speak to the person in charge, which would explain why the Jarada destroyed every planet in the Dell Technical Support system. — Wil Wheaton

Picard only saw the movie, which had the entire Tales of the Black Starship subplot removed for time. — Wil Wheaton

Go back to your own timeline Wil Wheaton! — Wil Wheaton

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. — Wil Wheaton

When you get a group of kids together, especially boys, the psychology of those kids requires that they find a weak kid or a sensitive kid or a soft kid. — Wil Wheaton

When you say a 'former child star,' you may as well say 'failed child star.' — Wil Wheaton

The Enterprise is on a diplomatic mission to meet the Jarada, an alien species with a peculiar affinity for protocol: if Picard doesn't speak a particular greeting in exactly the right way at exactly the right time, the Jarada won't join the Federation, and they'll take all their mythical Jaradan weed with them. You can imagine, the success of this mission is especially important to everyone on Starbase 420. — Wil Wheaton

Even when I was little, people would always ask me if I wanted to be a movie star, and I would always say, 'No, I just want to be an actor.' — Wil Wheaton

I'm going to go talk to some people to see if you could be in the movie because you should be in the movie. — Wil Wheaton

Riker tells Data to just get on with it already, so Data says Ferengi are like Yankee traders from 18th-century America. This indicates that, in the 24th century, the traditional practice of using 600-year-old comparisons is still in vogue, like when you're stuck in traffic on the freeway, and say, Man, this is just like Vasco de Gama trying to go around the Cape of Good Hope! — Wil Wheaton

One of Geordi's first stops is to visit his good pal Wesley Crusher, who shows off one of his science projects (a mini tractor beam) and one of his toys, a device that lets Wesley recreate speech from anyone on the ship. Any doubt that Wesley is a complete weenie is removed when we learn that he uses this device to have Captain Picard say things like, "Welcome to the bridge, Wesley," instead of having Counselor Troi say things like, "Smack my ass, Wesley, I'm a naughty, naughty bitch. — Wil Wheaton

Keep playing games. Make time to play games with your friends and family, because it's surprisingly heartbreaking to wipe a thin layer of dust off a game you love, before you put it back on the shelf because the real world is calling you. — Wil Wheaton

Taking a chance and stepping beyond the safety of the world we've always known is the only way to grow. — Wil Wheaton

As an adult, getting paid thousands of dollars a week to say, "Aye, Sir. Course laid in" is a seriously sweet gig, but when I was a teenager, it sucked. — Wil Wheaton

Be honest.
Be kind.
Be honorable.
Work hard.
And always be awesome. — Wil Wheaton

Remember what it was like on Christmas when you woke up before your parents, and had to sit there until they were ready, knowing that just a few rooms away there was something awesome waiting for you? For the next thirty minutes, I felt that way, while I waited for them to call me back up to the set. — Wil Wheaton

Will never understand why the Internet seems to take away the basic humanity of most people, and allows - no, enables - them to say things that they'd never say to another person face to face. — Wil Wheaton

It's not about what you said. It's not about what you did. It's not about what you love. It's about them feeling bad about themselves. — Wil Wheaton

I like to quote things. — Wil Wheaton

Either you have a sense of humor about [being a former child star], or you're in rehab. There's not a lot of gray area. — Wil Wheaton

No matter what I do with my life, or how successful I am, I will always be a socially awkward penguin inside. — Wil Wheaton

The goal isn't to make something everyone will love; the goal is to get excited, and make a thing where something wasn't before. — Wil Wheaton

I wonder if The Lesson is that, in order to succeed, I need to rely upon myself, trust myself, love myself, and not put my happiness and sadness into the hands of others. — Wil Wheaton

I'm keenly aware of the Pride coming before the Fall ... but I really do like what I've been able to do here. — Wil Wheaton

Sometimes, a person who likes your work and a person who don't will show up within milliseconds of each other to let you know how they feel. One does not need to cancel out the other, positively or negatively; if you're proud of the work, and you enjoyed the work, that is what's important. — Wil Wheaton

You can't has,' he whispered softly, 'not yours. — Wil Wheaton

Found a dead body when I was 12, saved the Enterprise a few times, Ran the Axis of Anarchy, broke up Penny and Leonard. Currently running the non-lethal weapons lab at Global Dynamics. — Wil Wheaton

Being a nerd is not about what you love, it's about how you love it. — Wil Wheaton

When I was a kid, I wanted to be as good an actor as Patrick, as cool as Frakes, and as funny as Brent. From time to time, one of them would say something to me that made me feel like I'd taken a step in that direction, and it always meant the world to me. I loved it when Brent would joke around with me, because it made me feel like I was the peer I so desperately wanted to be, instead of the clueless teenager I knew I was. — Wil Wheaton

Wil Wheaton Says: Don't be a dick. — Wil Wheaton

I've done a lot of geeky things in my life, but I think the geekiest of all was my first effort to build props and cosplay, when I was about twelve years-old. — Wil Wheaton

I was obsessed with 'Ghostbusters.' — Wil Wheaton