“You can either watch TV or you can make TV.”
Underground Online, interview by Michael Patrick Sullivan
Joseph Hill „Joss“ Whedon ist ein US-amerikanischer Drehbuchautor, Produzent, Regisseur und Comic-Autor.
Er ist der Erfinder der Fernsehserien Buffy – Im Bann der Dämonen , Angel – Jäger der Finsternis , Firefly – Der Aufbruch der Serenity und Dollhouse . Er ist der Drehbuchautor des vierten Teils der Alien-Tetralogie Alien – Die Wiedergeburt , von Marvel’s The Avengers sowie dessen Fortsetzung Avengers: Age of Ultron , wo er auch Regie führte, von Toy Story und von The Cabin in the Woods . Außerdem ist er Autor diverser Comics, die teilweise auf den von ihm kreierten Fernsehserien basieren.
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“You can either watch TV or you can make TV.”
Underground Online, interview by Michael Patrick Sullivan
"Joss to never learn how to work site! Man is complete Melvin! Mock him!" at Whedonesque.com (9 November 2005)
As quoted in "Whedon creates space cowboys in 'Firefly'" in Post-Gazette (22 July 2002) http://www.post-gazette.com/tv/20020722owen0722fnp3.asp
Underground Online, interview by Michael Patrick Sullivan
This is in reference to the WB network announcing that Angel had been confirmed for a full fifth season of 22 episodes, when Mutant Enemy Productions had already assumed that to be so.
“Let freedom ring, unless it's on vibrate.”
[21 October 2004, http://whedonesque.com/comments/5133, "More X-Men 3 rumors", Whedonesque.com, 2006-12-05]
“Joss: Um, no. Dead Buffy's a Buffy. But a dead one.”
As quoted in The Orlando Sentinel (24 May 2001)
“I'm working on Buffy: Deep Space Nine. It will be dark and badly received.”
Entertainment Weekly Angel TV Preview, published in issue #727-728 (12 September 2003)
"Joss to never learn how to work site! Man is complete Melvin! Mock him!" at Whedonesque.com (9 November 2005) http://whedonesque.com/comments/8735
“People with real power never fear of losing it. People with control think of little else.”
"Mom, He's Doing It Again..", at Whedonesque.com (10 November 2007) http://whedonesque.com/comments/14699#more
“I have had a dream my whole life… and it was not this good.”
On being attached to direct The Avengers at the San Diego Comic-Con 2010 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkINcovFxaY
TV Guide (27 December – 2 January 2004), and Foreword to Fray
“Hello, I'm the writer and director. Now take your clothes off and get on top of Morena.”
Reportedly said on the set of Serenity to Phillip Sternborg on his first day of filming, as quoted in the DVD commentary of Firefly boxset (2003).
DVD commentary for Buffy the Vampire Slayer episode 2-14 "Innocence"
Interview with Joss Whedon and Elizabeth Olsen about Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2duXsX6qtA
“Veronica solves little puzzles because she, like all of us, cannot unravel the bigger ones.”
Veronica Mars: The Complete First Season Reviewed by Joss Whedon http://www.ew.com/ew/article/review/dvd/0,6115,1114734_21|111120||0_0_,00.html
From "The Green Clan" on Serenity (film)
“The English Language is my bitch. Or I don't speak it very well. Whatever.”
[31 December 2004, http://whedonesque.com/comments/5677, "David Greenwalt's 'Profit' coming to DVD in 2005", Whedonesque.com, 2008-08-29]