--- title: "21 Guy Quotes By Joss Whedon" description: "21 Guy quotes by Joss Whedon. Plus more from Joss Whedon and more Guy sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/78d/joss-whedon-480_guy_most-people-don-t-see-hamlet-as-an-old-b_2262953.png" --- > [Most people don't see Hamlet as an old bald guy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joss-whedon/most-people-don-t-see-hamlet-as-an-old-bald-guy/) [Joss Whedon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joss-whedon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/78d/joss-whedon-480_guy_most-people-don-t-see-hamlet-as-an-old-b_2262953.png) > [Shiny, let's be bad guys!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joss-whedon/shiny-let-s-be-bad-guys/) [Joss Whedon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joss-whedon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/98f/joss-whedon-480_bad-guy_shiny-let-s-be-bad-guys-1244635_1244635.png) > [You know what? I was wrong. You are an idiot. My life happens to, on occasion, suck beyond the telling of it.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joss-whedon/you-know-what-i-was-wrong-you-are-an-idiot-my-life-happens-to-on/) [Joss Whedon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joss-whedon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/62a/joss-whedon-480_beautiful_you-know-what-i-was-wrong-you-are-an-idi_270102.png) > ['Come on, guys, I'm the leader of a whole movie...!' I tell when I want people to fear and respect me. Not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joss-whedon/come-on-guys-i-m-the-leader-of-a-whole-movie-i-tell-when-i-want/) [Joss Whedon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joss-whedon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c9d/joss-whedon-480_guy_come-on-guys-i-m-the-leader-of-a-whole-m_3216390.png) > [I was never a games night guy, but at some point, social interaction starts to freak me out. So when there's a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joss-whedon/i-was-never-a-games-night-guy-but-at-some-point-social-interaction/) [Joss Whedon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joss-whedon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/379/joss-whedon-480_easier_i-was-never-a-games-night-guy-but-at-som_2627447.png) > [My absolute favorite part of Comic-Con is seeing, like, a 'Mass Effect' guy hanging out with a 'Sailor Moon,' and they're just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joss-whedon/my-absolute-favorite-part-of-comic-con-is-seeing-like-a-mass-effect/) [Joss Whedon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joss-whedon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/63a/joss-whedon-480_absolute_my-absolute-favorite-part-of-comic-con-i_3160847.jpg) > [Beautiful revelations of power are often written by the guy who got kicked around and didn’t have any power.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joss-whedon/beautiful-revelations-of-power-are-often-written-by-the-guy-who-got/) [Joss Whedon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joss-whedon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ea5/joss-whedon-480_beautiful_beautiful-revelations-of-power-are-often_1991872.png) > [You go to movies to see people you love suffer - that's why you go to the movies. You don't go to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joss-whedon/you-go-to-movies-to-see-people-you-love-suffer-that-s-why-you-go-to/) [Joss Whedon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joss-whedon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/11d/joss-whedon-480_film_you-go-to-movies-to-see-people-you-love_2299014.png) > [I love a straightforward character. I am the guy who loves Cyclops on the 'X-Men', because he is square.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joss-whedon/i-love-a-straightforward-character-i-am-the-guy-who-loves-cyclops-on/) [Joss Whedon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joss-whedon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/958/joss-whedon-480_character_i-love-a-straightforward-character-i-am_1863857.png) > [Unfortunately for Hillary Clinton she's a competent politician, which means she seldom says anything in less than three paragraphs. So people like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joss-whedon/unfortunately-for-hillary-clinton-she-s-a-competent-politician-which/) [Joss Whedon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joss-whedon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a7d/joss-whedon-480_clinton_unfortunately-for-hillary-clinton-she-s_2377759.png) > ['The Dark Knight,' for me, has the same problem that every other 'Batman' movie has. It's not about Batman. I think Heath…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joss-whedon/the-dark-knight-for-me-has-the-same-problem-that-every-other-batman/) [Joss Whedon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joss-whedon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ec7/joss-whedon-480_bad-guy_the-dark-knight-for-me-has-the-same-prob_1149732.jpg) > [I really love 'Serenity.' I'm really proud of it and excited to see it my guys on the big screen, bringing something…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joss-whedon/i-really-love-serenity-i-m-really-proud-of-it-and-excited-to-see-it/) [Joss Whedon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joss-whedon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ed/joss-whedon-480_animal_i-really-love-serenity-i-m-really-proud_295979.png) > [The fact of the matter is fame predates even the age of cinema. There's always been fame, there's always been the caveman…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joss-whedon/the-fact-of-the-matter-is-fame-predates-even-the-age-of-cinema-there/) [Joss Whedon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joss-whedon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c5f/joss-whedon-480_age_the-fact-of-the-matter-is-fame-predates_2226618.png) > [People want the tragedy. They need things to go wrong, they need the tension. In my characters there’s a core of trust…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joss-whedon/people-want-the-tragedy-they-need-things-to-go-wrong-they-need-the/) [Joss Whedon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joss-whedon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/668/joss-whedon-480_and-love_people-want-the-tragedy-they-need-things_1399897.jpg) > [When you’re telling a story, you’re trying to connect to people in a particular way … The way in which you guys…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joss-whedon/when-you-re-telling-a-story-you-re-trying-to-connect-to-people-in-a/) [Joss Whedon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joss-whedon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0fd/joss-whedon-480_air_when-you-re-telling-a-story-you-re-tryin_3172936.png) > [Directing is such alchemy, it's so easy to fail. And I've seen people who are great at their jobs because everybody has…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joss-whedon/directing-is-such-alchemy-it-s-so-easy-to-fail-and-i-ve-seen-people/) [Joss Whedon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joss-whedon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ba6/joss-whedon-480_actors_directing-is-such-alchemy-it-s-so-easy-t_1654287.jpg) > [I went to Berlin and Warsaw and Kraków to do research. Right after we got started, I had already booked this trip,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joss-whedon/i-went-to-berlin-and-warsaw-and-krak-w-to-do-research-right-after-we/) [Joss Whedon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joss-whedon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/81e/joss-whedon-480_berlin_i-went-to-berlin-and-warsaw-and-krak-w-t_1943101.png) > [You know what? I was wrong. You are an idiot. My life happens to, on occasion, suck beyond the telling of it.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joss-whedon/you-know-what-i-was-wrong-you-are-an-idiot-my-life-happens-to-on-2/) [Joss Whedon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joss-whedon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dcb/joss-whedon-480_beautiful_you-know-what-i-was-wrong-you-are-an-idi_2230898.png) > [Nowadays I’m really cranky about comics. Because most of them are just really, really poorly written soft-core. And I miss good old…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joss-whedon/nowadays-i-m-really-cranky-about-comics-because-most-of-them-are-just/) [Joss Whedon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joss-whedon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2f9/joss-whedon-480_bigs_nowadays-i-m-really-cranky-about-comics_450343.jpg) > [The absolute favorite part of Comic-Con is seeing like a Mass Effect guy hanging out with a Sailor Moon, and they're just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joss-whedon/the-absolute-favorite-part-of-comic-con-is-seeing-like-a-mass-effect/) [Joss Whedon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joss-whedon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/33a/joss-whedon-480_absolutes_the-absolute-favorite-part-of-comic-con_3007939.jpg) > [I always enjoy conversation more if there is some substance to it - which is a just incredibly hilarious thing for me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joss-whedon/i-always-enjoy-conversation-more-if-there-is-some-substance-to-it/) [Joss Whedon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joss-whedon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/456/joss-whedon-480_comedy_i-always-enjoy-conversation-more-if-ther_2385523.png) ## Other authors on Guy ## More by Joss Whedon > [I do remember what I said. The promise. To protect her. If I'd done that ... even if I didn't make it, you wouldn't've…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joss-whedon/i-do-remember-what-i-said-the-promise-to-protect-her-if-i-d-done-that/) [Joss Whedon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joss-whedon/) > [Every vampire fiction reinvents vampires to its own needs. You take what you want.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joss-whedon/every-vampire-fiction-reinvents-vampires-to-its-own-needs-you-take/) [Joss Whedon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joss-whedon/) > [When you're making a film, you have an obligation to fill the frame with life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joss-whedon/when-you-re-making-a-film-you-have-an-obligation-to-fill-the-frame/) [Joss Whedon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joss-whedon/) > [Everything we do really is just a little marker on the long road to death. And sometimes that’s overwhelmingly depressing to me, and sometimes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joss-whedon/everything-we-do-really-is-just-a-little-marker-on-the-long-road-to/) [Joss Whedon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joss-whedon/) > [At the end of the day I have many answers for it. It has to do with my mom, who was an extraordinary woman,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joss-whedon/at-the-end-of-the-day-i-have-many-answers-for-it-it-has-to-do-with-my/) [Joss Whedon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joss-whedon/) > [“Why aren’t you asking a hundred other guys why they don’t write strong women characters? I believe that what I’m doing should not be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joss-whedon/why-aren-t-you-asking-a-hundred-other-guys-why-they-don-t-write/) [Joss Whedon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joss-whedon/) > [People feel removed from sexism. 'I'm not a sexist, but I'm not a feminist.' They think there's this fuzzy middle ground. There's no fuzzy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joss-whedon/people-feel-removed-from-sexism-i-m-not-a-sexist-but-i-m-not-a/) [Joss Whedon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joss-whedon/) > [Even in the darkness, every color can be found. And every day of rain brings water flowing to things growing in the ground.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joss-whedon/even-in-the-darkness-every-color-can-be-found-and-every-day-of-rain/) [Joss Whedon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joss-whedon/) > [I never tire of the heroes that I knew growing up. The fun is not that much different from doing a television show: You're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joss-whedon/i-never-tire-of-the-heroes-that-i-knew-growing-up-the-fun-is-not-that/) [Joss Whedon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joss-whedon/) > [Don't just be yourself. Be all of your selves.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joss-whedon/don-t-just-be-yourself-be-all-of-your-selves/) [Joss Whedon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joss-whedon/) > [I always watch what I say. I am what I say.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joss-whedon/i-always-watch-what-i-say-i-am-what-i-say/) [Joss Whedon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joss-whedon/) > [Remember to always be yourself. Unless you suck.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joss-whedon/remember-to-always-be-yourself-unless-you-suck/) [Joss Whedon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joss-whedon/) > [I've become less cynical, which is appalling but kind of cool.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joss-whedon/i-ve-become-less-cynical-which-is-appalling-but-kind-of-cool/) [Joss Whedon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joss-whedon/) > [“Xander: It could be witches, some evil witches, which is ridiculous cause witched they were persecuted, women power, love the eatrh, and I'll be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joss-whedon/xander-it-could-be-witches-some-evil-witches-which-is-ridiculous/) [Joss Whedon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joss-whedon/) > [There's a lot of anger in the Twitter-verse, as I've discovered. But there's a lot of love.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joss-whedon/there-s-a-lot-of-anger-in-the-twitter-verse-as-i-ve-discovered-but/) [Joss Whedon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joss-whedon/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/guy/joss-whedon/#itemlist", "name": "21 Guy Quotes By Joss Whedon", "numberOfItems": 21, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Most people don't see Hamlet as an old bald guy.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Joss Whedon" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joss-whedon/most-people-don-t-see-hamlet-as-an-old-bald-guy/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/78d/joss-whedon-480_guy_most-people-don-t-see-hamlet-as-an-old-b_2262953.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/78d/joss-whedon-480_guy_most-people-don-t-see-hamlet-as-an-old-b_2262953.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/78d/joss-whedon-480_guy_most-people-don-t-see-hamlet-as-an-old-b_2262953.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Most people don't see Hamlet as an old bald guy.” — Joss Whedon", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Shiny, let's be bad guys!", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Joss Whedon" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joss-whedon/shiny-let-s-be-bad-guys/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/98f/joss-whedon-480_bad-guy_shiny-let-s-be-bad-guys-1244635_1244635.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/98f/joss-whedon-480_bad-guy_shiny-let-s-be-bad-guys-1244635_1244635.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/98f/joss-whedon-480_bad-guy_shiny-let-s-be-bad-guys-1244635_1244635.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Shiny, let's be bad guys!” — Joss Whedon", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "You know what? 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