gq: Who Are The “Flighty, Genius Types” Who Annoyed Patton Oswalt? Contributor Dan Hyman caught up with longtime GQ favorite Patton Oswalt to talk about his excellent new flick (seriously—it’s really good) Young Adult, in which he plays an unlikely pal to Charlize Theron’s snotty, stunted, prematurely washed-up anti-heroine. The whole interview’s a great read, but we’d love for the pop-culture sleuths out there in Tumblr land to help us solve one mystery: who exactly is Oswalt referring to (emphasis ours below) in the following exchange: GQ: You and Charlize also formed a special bond off-screen. Patton Oswalt: We both just gave each other shit from the get-go. And we kind of have a love of that so we just made ourselves very, very comfortable. And also it’s probably the fact that I was very, very relieved to finally be working with a pro after some pretty bad experiences I’d had with very flighty, genius types. It was good to see someone that’s like “Let’s go the goddamn work and nail this.” So I was just really, really was excited to get to do that. It was all of that. It was like this perfect combination of mutual respect and then absolute disrespect. It makes things so comfortable, if that makes any sense? Let’s begin with two assumptions. First, he’s talking about actors, given the contrast with Theron. Second, he’s talking about recognizable names—as opposed to an under-the-radar performer with delusions of grandeur, because presumably Oswalt could’ve knee-capped such dimwits with ease. If those two assumptions are accurate, there really aren’t too many options. If you review his recent credits, here are our best guesses: Jason Schwartzman (Bored to Death), Keira Knightley (the forthcoming film Seeking a Friend for the End of the World), Willem Dafoe (the forthcoming film Odd Thomas). Anyone got more guesses? Kevin James, obvs

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Who Are The “Flighty, Genius Types” Who Annoyed Patton Oswalt?

Contributor Dan Hyman caught up with longtime GQ favorite Patton Oswalt to talk about his excellent new flick (seriously—it’s really good) Young Adult, in which he plays an unlikely pal to Charlize Theron’s snotty, stunted, prematurely washed-up anti-heroine. The whole interview’s a great read, but we’d love for the pop-culture sleuths out there in Tumblr land to help us solve one mystery: who exactly is Oswalt referring to (emphasis ours below) in the following exchange:

GQ: You and Charlize also formed a special bond off-screen.
Patton Oswalt: We both just gave each other shit from the get-go. And we kind of have a love of that so we just made ourselves very, very comfortable. And also it’s probably the fact that I was very, very relieved to finally be working with a pro after some pretty bad experiences I’d had with very flighty, genius types. It was good to see someone that’s like “Let’s go the goddamn work and nail this.” So I was just really, really was excited to get to do that. It was all of that. It was like this perfect combination of mutual respect and then absolute disrespect. It makes things so comfortable, if that makes any sense?


Let’s begin with two assumptions. First, he’s talking about actors, given the contrast with Theron. Second, he’s talking about recognizable names—as opposed to an under-the-radar performer with delusions of grandeur, because presumably Oswalt could’ve knee-capped such dimwits with ease. If those two assumptions are accurate, there really aren’t too many options. If you review his recent credits, here are our best guesses: Jason Schwartzman (Bored to Death), Keira Knightley (the forthcoming film Seeking a Friend for the End of the World), Willem Dafoe (the forthcoming film Odd Thomas). Anyone got more guesses?

Kevin James, obvs