If you can't do something smart, do something right. Joss Whedon More Quotes by Joss Whedon More Quotes From Joss Whedon Everything is a drug. Family, art, causes, new shoes… We’re all just tweaking our chem to avoid the void. Joss Whedon new-shoes drug art If I find out I have to write today and nothing else, that’s a perfect day. I know a lot of people who are great at it and make it look easy who are tortured and miserable people. Writing for me is perfect peace. Joss Whedon perfect-days writing people I think the Trump thing is particularly egregious, and I think he's as much a product of the GOP lie machine in the era of Roger Ailes as he is of television. And also, of the Twitter era. Of the everything-is-as-reductive-as-it-can-be. To me, the most telling thing is we have a man who cannot complete a sentence. Certainly could never get to 140 characters, or past it. He thinks in tiny little bursts - the way he tweets. Joss Whedon character lying past What you cut out becomes part of the story you tell. Joss Whedon cutting stories Every kid who hated grownups becomes a grownup. Well, except the ones who died. Joss Whedon wells hated kids An audience who watches my shows knows who I am, knows that right when they think I'm going to make a joke, I'm going to blow something up, or during the worst peril, I'm going to have someone give someone a kiss - it's just going to happen. Joss Whedon kissing blow thinking Women all live a double standard. Joss Whedon double-standard standards 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 icons men ideas And by the way it's not about making money, it's about taking money. Destroying the status quo because the status is not quo. The world is a mess and I just need to rule it. Joss Whedon way world needs Every writer loves the idea of being able to go in and fix a problem and then leave without obligation. It's fun! Joss Whedon able fun ideas The comic world has its own limitations, as everything does. I adore it, I respect it, but it's not going to take over all of me. Joss Whedon comic doe world I still believe that even though 'The Empire Strikes Back' is better in innumerable ways than 'Star Wars,' 'Star Wars' wins. Joss Whedon stars war believe At the end of the day I have many answers for it. It has to do with my mom, who was an extraordinary woman, and a great feminist. It has to do with the people in my life. It has to do with a lot of different things, but -- I don't know! Because I'm not just writing from the female characters for other people. I have a desire to see them in our culture -- that was not met for most of my childhood. Except occasionally by James Cameron. [From the 2011 San Diego Comic Con, in response to being asked why he writes strong female characters.] Joss Whedon mom strong writing People want the tragedy. They need things to go wrong, they need the tension. In my characters there’s a core of trust and love that I’m very committed to. These guys would die for each other, and it’s very beautiful. But at the same time, you can’t keep that safety. Things have to go wrong, bad things have to happen. Joss Whedon beautiful character people I think [there's] the opportunity for - I almost said President Clinton, and soon I will - but for Hillary Clinton to address that, and for the public sphere to address that in a way that they haven't. We started a conversation in the last few years on race that we desperately needed to have. Joss Whedon race opportunity thinking So, no more running. I aim to misbehave. Joss Whedon aim running Ain't all buttons and charts, little albatross. Know what the first rule of flying is? Well I s'pose you do, since you already know what I'm 'bout to say. I do. But I like to hear you say it. Love. Can know all the math in the 'verse but take a boat in the air that you don't love? She'll shake you off just as sure as a turn in the worlds. Love keeps her in the air when she oughta fall down...tell you she's hurtin' 'fore she keens...makes her a home. Joss Whedon firefly home fall We are, all of us, incoherent text, and just knowing that - knowing that no matter how much you say, 'I am this' and part of you is not that - means that you can say it. Joss Whedon knowing matter mean The only bitterness I had is: Where is the conversation on gender? That's been going on since there have been men and women, and still we're not hearing about what they're going through. Joss Whedon bitterness hearing men People always say I write a lot of pop culture references. Can somebody please count the pop culture references in 'Firefly?' Because I don't know how to put this to you, but there was one. I referenced The Beatles in the pilot. Joss Whedon firefly writing people
