Joss Whedon

"Write it. Shoot it. Publish it. Crochet it, sauté it, whatever. MAKE."

"If you're going to make a science fiction movie, then have a hover craft chase, for God's sake."

"You either have to write or you shouldn't be writing. That's all."

"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."

"I've got a theory, it could be bunnies...I've got a theor-Bunnies aren't just cute like everybody supposesThey'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..."

"Don’t give people what they want, give them what they need."

"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."

"You take people, you put them on a journey, you give them peril, you find out who they really are."

"You're going to burn in a very special level of hell. A level they reserve for child molesters and people who talk at the theater."

"I never write anything without humor, just because I like humor, but at the same time, it is a way for anything fantastical to become relatable."

"Bottom line is, even if you see 'em coming, you're not ready for the big moments. No one asks for their life to change, not really. But it does. So what are we, helpless? Puppets? No. The big moments are gonna come. You can't help that. It's what you do afterwards that counts. That's when you find out who you are."

"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."

"As we all know, blinking lights means science."

"Two things that matter to me. Emotional resonance and rocket launchers."

"My soul is wrapped in harsh repose,Midnight descends in raven-colored clothes,But soft... behold!A sunlight beamButting a swath of glimmering gleam.My heart expands,'tis grown a bulge in it,Inspired by your beauty...Effulgent."

"Write it. Shoot it. Publish it. Crochet it, sauté it, whatever. MAKE."

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

"War is not just the business of death, it is the antitheses of life."

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

"Make it dark, make it grim, make it tough, but then, for the love of God, tell a joke."