Joss Whedon: Trending quotes (page 2)

“There’s a fine line between support and stalking and let’s all stay on the right side of that.”

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

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

“In every generation there is a chosen one. She alone will stand against the vampires the demons and the forces of darkness. She is the slayer.”

“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.”

“If you can't do something smart, do something right.”

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

“Loneliness is about the scariest thing out there.”

“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.”

“I'd rather make a show 100 people need to see, than a show that 1000 people want to see.”

“Every day's a negotiation and sometimes it's done with guns.”

“You can't take the sky from me.”

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

“Because it’s no longer enough to be a decent person. It’s no longer enough to shake our heads and make concerned grimaces at the news. True enlightened activism is the only thing that can save humanity from itself.”

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

“That girl will rain destruction down on you and your ship. She is an albatross, Captain.

Way I remember it, albatross was a ship's good luck, 'til some idiot killed it. (to Inara) Yes, I've read a poem. Try not to faint.”

“I cannot abide useless people.”

“Redemption is something you have to fight for in a very personal, down-dirty way. Some of our characters lose that, some stray from that, and some regain it.”

“Shiny, let's be bad guys!”