Joss Whedon: That wouldn't be a first, now would it?" "Jean." "Jean Gr...

I write to give myself strength. I write to be the characters that I am not. I write to explore all the things I'm afraid of.

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hipster writing character

I really love `Serenity.' I'm really proud of it and excited to see it my guys on the big screen, bringing something new to it. But `Firefly' was a different animal, something I will regret losing until the day they put me in a box, because I did have a lot of good stories I wanted to tell.

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firefly regret animal

Don’t just be yourself. Be all of yourselves. Don’t just live. Be that other thing connected to death. Be life. Live all of your life. Understand it, see it, appreciate it. And have fun.

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Most people don't see Hamlet as an old bald guy.

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guy people

Remember to always be yourself. Unless you suck.

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being-yourself individuality remember

Faith in God means believing absolutely in something with no proof whatsoever. Faith in humanity means believing absolutely in something with a huge amount of proof to the contrary. We are the true believers.

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The hardest thing in this world, is to live in it.

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vampire women world

That's a very complicated issue [with Donal Trump supporters]. There's things going on with people that we're not privy to, we don't understand. These aren't just a bunch of bad people. That isn't how it works.

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issues complicated people

I loved the idea of a girl going into a dark alley, and a monster comes, and then she just aces him. It’s like, you want to see the tiny person suddenly take control. God, my whole career is basically about that!

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careers girl dark

Very occasionally, if you pay really close attention, life doesn't suck.

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focus pay attention

People feel removed from sexism. 'I'm not a sexist, but I'm not a feminist.' They think there's this fuzzy middle ground. There's no fuzzy middle ground. You either believe that women are people or you don't. It's that simple.

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simple believe thinking

The more power that we have, the less human we are.

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humans

Humor keeps us alive. Humor and food. Don't forget food. You can go a week without laughing.

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I'm very much of the "make it dark, make it grim, make it tough", but then, for the love of God, tell a joke.

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Love is for children. I owe him a debt.

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debt love-is children

The absolute favorite part of Comic-Con is seeing like a Mass Effect guy hanging out with a Sailor Moon, and they're just having a great time. Nerds, we love what we love with a passion and sometimes it's an angry passion, and to see that all sort of bleed out and everybody just connect.

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passion guy moon

I don't want to create responsible shows with lawyers in them. I want to invade people's dreams.

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dream want people

Cordelia: I personally don't think it's possible to come up with a crazier plan. Oz: We attack the Mayor with hummus. Cordelia: I stand corrected. Oz: Just keeping things in perspective.

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vampire perspective thinking

I've got a theory, it could be bunnies... I've got a theor- Bunnies aren't just cute like everybody supposes They've got them hoppy legs and twitchy little noses. And what's with all the carrots-? What do they need such good eyesight for anyway? Bunnies, bunnies it must be bunnies! ...or maybe midgets.

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noses cute needs

I don't know video games.The last video game I played, apart from Dance Dance Revolution at Jeremy's house, which I was very good at - Scarlett [Johansson] and I will always have "Billie Jean" - was Super Mario Kart on the Super Nintendo. I'm from the Dark Ages.

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mario-kart games dark

That wouldn't be a first, now would it?" "Jean." "Jean Grey is dead, Agent." "Yeah, that'll last.