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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. (Joss Whedon)
Oddly enough, I never studied writing. I studied almost everything except writing. View quote
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I don't think I'm a celebrity. Maybe I'm a cult figure? View quote
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I am a fan of sequels even though they are inevitably awful. View quote
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Casting is storytelling. View quote
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I go to movies expecting to have a whole experience. If I want a movie that doesn't end, I'll go to a French movie. That's a betrayal of trust to me. A movie has to be complete within itself; it can't just build off the first one or play variations. View quote
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Who is to say who is the villain and who is the hero? Probably the dictionary. View quote
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A great scientist is more open to a new idea than almost anybody. View quote
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Everybody who labels themselves a 'nerd' isn't some giant person locked in a cubbyhole who's never seen the opposite sex. Especially with the way the Internet is now, I think that definition is getting a little more diffuse. View quote
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Every time you work on a project, it's a little vacation from the project you're working on the other 23 hours. That's the thing - it replenishes you to do something else. View quote
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I was raised by a hardcore feminist. (Joss Whedon)
As far as I am concerned, the first episode of Buffy was the beginning of my career. It was the first time I told a story from start to finish the way I wanted. View quote
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The network called up and said 'We piggybacked you on the deal for another show,' I'm like 'Okay, so what you're saying to my writers is that they weren't picked up when they thought they were and now that they are it was because of something that has nothing to do with them. Okay. Great. Stop calling. View quote
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I believe the only reality is how we treat each other. The morality comes from the absence of any grander scheme, not from the presence of any grander scheme. View quote
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I know there's been some debate about the DVD art. Just remember it's what's INside that counts, as I used to remind girls in high school constantly. CONSTANTLY - until I realized that I was empty inside. Empty and homely. Man, that's a rough combo. View quote
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Joss: Um, no. Dead Buffy's a Buffy. But a dead one. View quote
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Everything is a drug. Family, art, causes, new shoes... We're all just tweaking our chem to avoid the void. View quote
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Can't stop the signal. View quote
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Shiny, let's be bad guys! View quote
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The networks have a particular agenda, a particular model and structure. It doesn't have anything to do with content. This is not a dis on them - they are a business model, run by business people. View quote
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People only respond to fear. (Joss Whedon)
Sadly, I hate foreigners. And Americans. And animals. And flora, and some fauna. Also the magma that is the very core of this our mother earth. I'm full o' hate! View quote
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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! View quote
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If you're going to make a science fiction movie, then have a hover craft chase, for God's sake. View quote
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You don't buy a Picasso because you love the frame. View quote
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