Joss Whedon Quotes - Page 7

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• Science fiction is like a blender - you can put in any historical experience and take influences from everything you see, read or experience.

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  Historical, Fiction, Influence

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• In TV, there's so much compromise, it does start to grate a bit. But if you're a writer or an actor, it really is the place to be.

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  Tvs, Doe, Actors

  "Joss Whedon at SXSW: ‘You have to become your own network head.’" by Alison Willmore, www.indiewire.com. March 10, 2012.

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• There are two things that I cannot resist: one is musicals and the other is a spaceship in trouble. But I am smart enough not to combine the two things.

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  Smart, Two, Trouble

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• That all you got...Bub?

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• I always enjoy conversation more if there is some substance to it - which is a just incredibly hilarious thing for me to say because for many, many years I was the guy whose only contribution to any conversation was, 'There was a funny 'Simpson's' joke about that.'

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  Years, Guy, Substance

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• My life has included a study of Shakespeare and to me it's very natural, but I know that it's not always accessible to other people.

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  People, Study, Natural

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• I never tire of the heroes that I knew growing up.

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  Growing Up, Hero, Growing

  "Interview: Neil Gaiman and Joss Whedon". Interview with Lev Grossman, content.time.com. September 25, 2005.

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• So, no more running. I aim to misbehave.

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  Running, Aim

  "Fictional character: Mal". "Serenity", 2005.

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• 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.]

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  Mom, Strong, Writing

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• Every writer loves the idea of being able to go in and fix a problem and then leave without obligation. It's fun!

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  Fun, Ideas, Able

  "Joss Whedon Talks THE AVENGERS Deleted Scenes, Helping Out on Other Marvel Projects, the S.H.I.E.L.D. TV Series and More" by Adam Chitwood, collider.com. August 30, 2012.

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• Captain, I think you have a problem with your brain being missing.

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  Firefly, Thinking, Missing

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• I describe television as feminine and movies as masculine, in the sense that television wants to examine a problem from all sides and talk about it for a long time, and movies just want to hit the climax and then maybe have a smoke.

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  Long, Television, Want

  Source: www.motherjones.com

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• 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.

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  Stupid, People, Quality

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• People used to laugh that academics would study Disney movies. There's nothing more important for academics to study, because they shape the minds of our children possibly more than any single thing.

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  Children, People, Laughing

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• 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.

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  Kissing, Blow, Thinking

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• 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.

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  Men, Ideas, Icons

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• 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.

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  Needs, World, Way

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• What you cut out becomes part of the story you tell.

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  Cutting, Stories

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• Angelus: Now that's everything, huh? No weapons... No friends...No hope. Take all that away... and what's left? Buffy: Me.

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  Vampire, No Friends, Weapons

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• You know, I always was an early morning or late night writer. Early morning was my favorite; late night was because you had a deadline. And at four in the morning you make up some of your most absurd jokes.

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  Morning, Night, Four

  "Joss Whedon Talks THE CABIN IN THE WOODS, THE AVENGERS, His Writing Process, Comic-Con, Collecting and More". Interview with Steve Weintraub, collider.com. April 5, 2012.

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• Casting is storytelling.

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  Casting, Storytelling

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• I love a straightforward character. I am the guy who loves Cyclops on the 'X-Men', because he is square.

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  Character, Men, Squares

  "Interview: Joss Whedon Assembles ‘The Avengers’". Interview with Matt McDaniel, www.yahoo.com. November 18, 2011.

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• 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.

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  Writing, Firefly, People

  "Joss Whedon on Comic Books, Abusing Language and the Joys of Genre". Interview with Adam Rogers, www.wired.com. May 3, 2012.

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• 'The Dark Knight,' for me, has the same problem that every other 'Batman' movie has. It's not about Batman. I think Heath Ledger is just phenomenal and the character of the Joker is beautifully written. He has a particular philosophy that he carries throughout the movie. He has one of the best bad guy schemes.

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  Philosophy, Character, Dark

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• 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.

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  Beautiful, Character, People

  Interview with Tasha Robinson, www.avclub.com. September 05, 2001.

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