Joss Whedon quotes

" Always be yourself, unless you suck. " # Capitalism

" The first thing I ever thought of when I thought of "Buffy: The Movie" was the little...blonde girl who goes into a dark alley and gets killed, in every horror movie. The idea of "Buffy" was to subvert that idea, that image, and create someone who was a hero where she had always been a victim. That element of surprise...[and] genre-busting is very much at the heart of both the movie and the series. " # Horror # Heroes and Heroism # Love

" I believe we are the only sentient beings in the universe, and I believe that 500 years from now, we will still be the only sentient beings around. " # Law and Lawyers

" I'm working on 'Buffy: Deep Space Nine. It will be dark and badly received. " # Books - Reading # Love # Work

" You can either watch TV or you can make TV. " # Television

" The network called up and said 'We piggybacked you on the deal for another show,' I'm like 'Okay, so what you're saying to my writers is that they weren't picked up when they thought they were and now that they are it was because of something that has nothing to do with them. Okay. Great. Stop calling'. " # Writers and Writing # Love # Funny

" My visions of the future are always pretty much standard issue. The rich get richer, the poor get poorer and there are flying cars. " # Poverty and The Poor # Vision # Wealth

" Stay crunchy, even in milk. " # Opinions

" If nothing we do matters, then all that matters is what we do. " # Success

" I know there's been some debate about the DVD art. Just remember it's what's INside that counts, as I used to remind girls in high school constantly. CONSTANTLY - until I realized that I was empty inside. Empty and homely. Man, that's a rough combo. " # Arts and Artists # Education # Memory