Quotes from Adam Brody

I have a pretty lousy voice.

Comic books aren't nerdy. You'd have to be an idiot to think computers are nerdy.

I have been in teen shows for years, so doing that stuff - kissing - is kind of commonplace and not a big deal. It was way more cool just because it was Meg Ryan.

Any time you end a relationship, and everyone has ended plenty in their life, it's always a tough thing and hard to get over.

And in a world without heroes, as the movie trailer voice-over guy might say, the slightly awkward can be slightly cool.

I am super-proud to have a sort of famous character in my background that if you're a certain age, he was probably a part of your youth. I think that's pretty cool.

If I don't direct a movie at some point, I've failed personally.

I started drinking Scotch just to be a man.

Okay, using the dreaded middle name is not the best way to forge a bond.

I started a band [Big Japan] for fun. These sticks break easily, but they feel good.

There's no conversation more boring than talking about what it's really like to live in Newport and how the show compares to the real thing. I just don't care.

I like an interesting movie even if it's controversial or offensive, depending on your taste.

I like to always have humour in whatever I do.

Really, as long as I am working and have diversity, I am happy.

Welcome to a life of insecurity and paralyzing self-doubt.

I consider The O.C. as my college. It was four years and I made friends who I'll have forever.

I wish I came from a more pure place. I don't have something to say from the bottom of my soul. I just know how to take stuff I like and repackage it in a slightly different way.

And in a world without heroes, as the movie trailer voice-over guy might say, the slightly awkward can be slightly cool.

I always enjoyed movies and in hindsight I realise how captivating they were to me.

Well, I guess most people would only know me from The O.C. I did a few episodes of Gilmore Girls before that. I was also a client on a lot of lawyer shows.

It helps if you don't date other actors, but actresses are beautiful. How can you say no?

Most of the time, my favorite drama has comedy in it as well. I think most good dramas have comedy in there. And all of the dramatic actors I look up to are also very funny.

I worry that I can come off smarmy. I wonder if I was listening to myself if I'd want to kick my own ass.

It's very important to me to love what I do. It was important to me to find a career that I truly enjoy. You can find something that sort of excites you, that's half the battle of life.