What makes a memorable character? It is the one who changes the most throughout the book? The one who makes a personal discovery? Or is it simply the most eccentric who we love? Actor Simon Pegg says that for his favorite literary protagonist, all three apply.

Comedian, actor, writer, and self-proclaimed supergeek Simon Pegg talks about his first forays into comedy and his surprise cult hits "Shaun of the Dead" and "Hot Fuzz." In Nerd Do Well: A Small Boy’s Journey to Becoming a Big Kid, he describes his obsession with science fiction, his enduring friendship with Nick Frost, and meeting and working with movie heroes like Peter Jackson, Kevin Smith, and Quentin Tarantino.

England still isn’t safe from filmmaker Edgar Wright. First it was invaded by zombies, in his cult hit Shaun of the Dead, and now by quick-on-the-draw super-cops. Hot Fuzz is a high-intensity Hollywood-style cop caper set in a quaint village. Kurt talks with Edgar and stars