Joss Whedon Quotes

Loneliness is about the scariest thing out there.
Joss Whedon

Loneliness, Scariest

Always be yourself... unless you suck.
Joss Whedon

Yourself, Unless, Suck

The thing about a hero, is even when it doesn't look like there's a light at the end of the tunnel, he's going to keep digging, he's going to keep trying to do right and make up for what's gone before, just because that's who he is.
Joss Whedon

End, Hero, Trying

Remember to always be yourself. Unless you suck.
Joss Whedon

Yourself, Remember, Unless

I hate it when people talk about Buffy as being campy... I hate camp, I don't enjoy dumb TV. I believe Aaron Spelling has single-handedly lowered SAT scores.
Joss Whedon

Hate, Enjoy, Talk

Writers are completely out of touch with reality.
Joss Whedon

Reality, Touch, Writers

I also don't trust Caribou anymore. They're out there, on the tundra, waiting... Something's going down. I'm right about this.
Joss Whedon

Trust, Waiting, Down

I'm a very hard-line, angry atheist. Yet I am fascinated by the concept of devotion.
Joss Whedon

Angry, Atheist, Devotion

If somebody comes up to me, it's because they're moved by something I'm moved by. I've never taken a job I didn't love... So when somebody's coming up to me, or they're writing, they're in the same space I am in.
Joss Whedon

Love, Job, Writing

I am a great believer in found families and I'm not a great believer in blood.
Joss Whedon

Great, Blood, Found

As far as I am concerned, the first episode of Buffy was the beginning of my career. It was the first time I told a story from start to finish the way I wanted.
Joss Whedon

Time, Career, Wanted

Buffy loves Angel. He loves her. And I love Ho Hos.
Joss Whedon

Love, Her, Angel

I love fantasy. I love horror. I love musicals. Whatever doesn't really happen in life is what I'm interested in. As a way of commenting on everything that does happen in life, because ultimately the only thing I'm really interested in is people.
Joss Whedon

Life, Love, Everything

I think everyone who makes movies should be forced to do television. Because you have to finish. You have to get it done, and there are a lot of decisions made just for the sake of making decisions. You do something because it's efficient and because it gets the story told and it connects to the audience.
Joss Whedon

Movies, Done, Made

The two things that matter the most to me: emotional resonance and rocket launchers. Party of Five, a brilliant show, and often made me cry uncontrollably, suffered ultimately from a lack of rocket launchers.
Joss Whedon

Emotional, Made, Two

When I created Buffy, I wanted to create a female icon, but I also wanted to be very careful to surround her with men that not only have no problem with the idea of a female leader, but were in fact engaged and even attracted to the idea.
Joss Whedon

Men, Problem, Leader

I can do web, comic books, macrame, art.
Joss Whedon

Art, Books, Web

I don't want the giant ego. I don't want to become Kevin Costner, singing on the soundtrack to The Postman.
Joss Whedon

Ego, Become, Singing

I love to write. I love it. I mean there's nothin in the world I like better, and that includes sex, probably because I'm so very bad at it.
Joss Whedon

I've been to two festivals in my life, and I've never been to Toronto. I haven't really been making festival movies. This is new territory for me.
Joss Whedon

Life, Movies, Two

Remember to always be yourself.
Joss Whedon

Yourself, Remember

That title, is one of the things I fought for. A lot of people said 'But it's stupid, and it's the title of a comedy movie, and people won't take it seriously,' and I'm sure there are some people who still don't. But for the most part, people do see that we really have a quality show.
Joss Whedon

Stupid, Said, Show

There are two things that interest me - and they're both power, ultimately. One is not having it and one is abusing it.
Joss Whedon

Power, Two, Both

There's a reason Tony Stark makes fun of 'Thor,' and mentions 'Shakespeare' in the park in 'The Avengers.' It's great to play high drama and comedy alongside a modern story.
Joss Whedon

Great, Fun, Play

When you're making a film, you have an obligation to fill the frame with life.
Joss Whedon

Life, Making, Film

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Writer

Born: June 23, 1964

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