I believe the only reality is how we treat each other. The morality comes from the absence of any grander scheme, not from the presence of any grander scheme. Joss Whedon More Quotes by Joss Whedon More Quotes From Joss Whedon Time is what turns kittens into cats. Joss Whedon kittenturnscat Don't give me songs, give me something to sing about! Joss Whedon give-mesonggiving You are talking crazy-person talk. Put your words in word places please. Joss Whedon pleasecrazytalking Directing is such alchemy, it's so easy to fail. And I've seen people who are great at their jobs because everybody has a go. Editors, DPs, actors, craft services guy, everybody wants to try it out but it is such a diffuse but necessary set of skills that you never know which one this person might lack. Joss Whedon editorsskillsjobs If I wrote what I really think, I would be so sad all the time. We create to fill a gap - not just to avoid the idea of dying, it's to fill some particular gap in ourselves. Joss Whedon writingideasthinking Those of us who write spend our entire lives in an endless English class. Joss Whedon english-classwritingclass Kristen Stewart is kind of captivating; she can just stare at stuff and it works because I still want to watch it. Joss Whedon wantstuffwatches I'm more intrigued by things that I haven't really conceived of yet. I have the luxury of being able to think: "I've never done a ballet or an animated film myself." There are certain things that I feel I'd love to. I just want to keep trying new things and seeing if I'm any good at them, and if I'm not, then at least learning that. I definitely think I'm more interested in what medium I can explore right now than any specific story. Joss Whedon luxuryballetthinking That girl will rain destruction down on you and your ship. She is an albatross, Captain. Way I remember it, albatross was a ship's good luck, 'til some idiot killed it. [to Inara] Yes, I've read a poem. Try not to faint. Joss Whedon good-luckgirlrain As we all know, blinking lights means science. Joss Whedon lightknowsmean The times are chaotic. For me, I would hope that people look at [Angel] and gain strength by it. With everything that I do, I hope that they see people struggling to live decent, moral lives in a completely chaotic world. They see how hard it is, how often they fail, and how they get up and keep trying. That, to me, is the most important message I'm ever going to tell. Joss Whedon angelstrugglepeople Politics, glamor, fame - they're all mixed up together, and they always have been. Joss Whedon has-beenstogetherfame 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 torontoterritorytwo Everybody who labels themselves a 'nerd' isn't some giant person locked in a cubbyhole who's never seen the opposite sex. Especially with the way the Internet is now, I think that definition is getting a little more diffuse. Joss Whedon oppositessexthinking Apart from a couple that were just having fun with the concept and making fun of [Donald] Trump - like the one we did with Keegan Michael-Key - they really are little hero narratives. The whole "Save the Day" - it's called that, specifically, for a reason - ethos is there is this heroic act called voting. And the world is scary, and things are overwhelming, and there's a lot at stake. Joss Whedon coupleherofun TV's like whitewater rafting: Without rocks, there wouldn't be rapids, and it wouldn't be as much fun. Joss Whedon raftingrocksfun Take my love, take my land Take me where I cannot stand I don't care, I'm still free You can't take the sky from me Take me out to the black Tell them I ain't comin' back Burn the land and boil the sea You can't take the sky from me There's no place I can be Since I found Serenity But you can't take the sky from me. Joss Whedon fireflylandsea The only way to real mature love is to get past the tropes of what we consider 'romance.' Joss Whedon reallove-ispast I cannot abide useless people. Joss Whedon uselesspeople The one thing a creator can bring to the table when everybody else has all the money and power is centeredness and the ability to walk away. Never sit at a table you can't walk away from. Joss Whedon centerednesstablespower
