Abed Nadir

"I understand human behavior better through TV shows than actual humans."

"Pop culture is the language of our generation."

"I need to go have a character arc."

"I'm just a guy who loves pop culture and understands it deeply."

"Sometimes the best way to understand something is to emulate it."

"I'm not crazy, I'm just very into shows and movies."

"The world is basically a TV show."

"I process emotions through narrative structure."

"This timeline is more interesting than the other one."

"I'm going to need that for my emotional reference library."

"You can't just have a conversation without subtext."

"I'm going to be like Han Solo - cool and detached."

"My apartment is basically a museum of pop culture."

"I understand people through the lens of television."

"This is definitely going to be a bottle episode."

"I'm incapable of being genuine without a reference point."

"Pop culture is my native language."

"I need to go recontextualize this in my mind."

"That's an interesting narrative choice on your part."

"I'm going to go have feelings about this."

"Everything is better when it's a TV show."

"I catalogue human behavior like it's television."

"This moment needs a musical number."

"I'm very smart about pop culture but very stupid about life."

"I need a narrative arc that makes sense."

"You're all characters in a show I'm watching."

"I understand intimacy through film references."

"That's the most realistic portrayal of human behavior I've seen."

"I'm going to go be alone with my thoughts and my television."

"Pop culture is the only thing I'm actually good at."