TV does a thing that film can never do. It takes you to a place that no novel written after the late 19th century can. You can just go through people's lives; it's like a marriage. Joss Whedon 19thcenturyfilm Change image and share on social
There are two things that interest me - and they're both power, ultimately. One is not having it and one is abusing it. Joss Whedon abuseinterestpower Change image and share on social
I don't write just to be clever. But sometimes I do. And if you don't have an understanding of the language, then the way in which it's bent doesn't actually register. It's the old you-gotta-paint-like-them-before-you-can-paint-like-you thing. Joss Whedon bendclevergotta share on social
When people say to me, 'Why are you so good at writing at women?' I say, 'Why isn't everybody?' Joss Whedon goodpeoplewoman Change image and share on social
We are, all of us, incoherent text, and just knowing that - knowing that no matter how much you say, 'I am this' and part of you is not that - means that you can say it. Joss Whedon incoherentknowmatter Change image and share on social
Writers are completely out of touch with reality. Writers are a crazy person. We create conflict - for a living. We do this all the time, sometimes on a weekly basis; we create horrible, incredible circumstances and then figure a way out of them. That's what we do. Joss Whedon basiscircumstancecompletely share on social
If somebody comes up to me, it's because they're moved by something I'm moved by. I've never taken a job I didn't love... So when somebody's coming up to me, or they're writing, they're in the same space I am in. Joss Whedon comehavejob share on social
All of the most important lessons about writing I learned from my father. He never set out to teach me anything, it would just be something he said casually in conversation. Joss Whedon casuallyconversationfather Change image and share on social
I loved teaching and I did a lot of work as a teacher's assistant in college, and my favorite experience was basically getting a laugh from a bunch of people because they had just understood something. Joss Whedon assistantbasicallybunch share on social
What I do like is hiking. And that's what filmmaking is. It's a hike. It's challenging and exhausting, and you don't know what the terrain is going to be or necessarily even which direction you're going in... but it sure is beautiful. Joss Whedon beautifulchallengedirection share on social
