Top 15 Joss Whedon Quotes

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

We’re talking about a malevolent force, We’re talking about a bad actor in both senses.

If I ever did a rom-com, it'd be about an orgy. I cannot do anything except ensemble-pieces. It's awful!

All worthy work is open to interpretations the author did not intend. Art isn't your pet — it's your kid. It grows up and talks back to you.

I have had a dream my whole life... and it was not this good.

Q: So, why do you write these strong female characters?
A: Because you’re still asking me that question.

Hello, I'm the writer and director. Now take your clothes off and get on top of Morena.

I think that people need two kinds of fulfillment — one in which you give and one in which you hold back. Part of fulfillment is need, is longing, is being unfulfilled, that’s the nature of tragedy and a lot of drama. Very often, what the fans want, they get. But very often, what they want, they can’t quite have, because we want them to feel the way our characters felt...

There is nothing more painful in the world than Aly when she makes her big eyes. She makes her big hurt eyes, there's nothing you can do. She just kills you.

The greatest expression of rebellion is joy.

Get out of my BRAIN!

Joss: Um, no. Dead Buffy's a Buffy. But a dead one.

SENTINEL: Is dead Buffy actually a robot?

People with real power never fear of losing it. People with control think of little else.

People love a happy ending. So every episode, I will explain once again that I don't like people. And then Mal will shoot someone. Someone we like. And their puppy.