--- title: "10 Had Quotes By Joss Whedon" description: "10 Had quotes by Joss Whedon. Plus more from Joss Whedon and more Had sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/53d/joss-whedon-480_agreed_i-ve-had-so-much-success-i-had-something_1074357.png" --- > [I've had so much success. I had something to say, I got to say it, people heard it, and they agreed. That's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joss-whedon/i-ve-had-so-much-success-i-had-something-to-say-i-got-to-say-it/) [Joss Whedon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joss-whedon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/53d/joss-whedon-480_agreed_i-ve-had-so-much-success-i-had-something_1074357.png) > [I had older brothers, and I don't think there's anything worse than an older brother. They pretty much told me the end…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joss-whedon/i-had-older-brothers-and-i-don-t-think-there-s-anything-worse-than-an/) [Joss Whedon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joss-whedon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/049/joss-whedon-480_anything_i-had-older-brothers-and-i-don-t-think-t_2965977.png) > [I loved working with 'The Avengers' cast and we had a great time, but it was a job, and they had other…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joss-whedon/i-loved-working-with-the-avengers-cast-and-we-had-a-great-time-but-it/) [Joss Whedon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joss-whedon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/828/joss-whedon-480_avengers_i-loved-working-with-the-avengers-cast-a_226326.png) > [I loved teaching and I did a lot of work as a teacher's assistant in college, and my favorite experience was basically…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joss-whedon/i-loved-teaching-and-i-did-a-lot-of-work-as-a-teacher-s-assistant-in-2/) [Joss Whedon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joss-whedon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/603/joss-whedon-480_assistant_i-loved-teaching-and-i-did-a-lot-of-work_2069758.jpg) > [Movies were always the goal, but I had a lot of goals. Twelve-year-old me wanted to do everything: act and sing and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joss-whedon/movies-were-always-the-goal-but-i-had-a-lot-of-goals-twelve-year-old/) [Joss Whedon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joss-whedon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/723/joss-whedon-480_act_movies-were-always-the-goal-but-i-had-a_1477908.png) > [I would love to give you a more in-depth coherent explanation of my view of the soul, and if I had one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joss-whedon/i-would-love-to-give-you-a-more-in-depth-coherent-explanation-of-my/) [Joss Whedon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joss-whedon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5e8/joss-whedon-480_anybody_i-would-love-to-give-you-a-more-in-depth_2391643.jpg) > [I always was an early-morning or late-night writer. Early morning was my favorite; late night was because you had a deadline. And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joss-whedon/i-always-was-an-early-morning-or-late-night-writer-early-morning-was/) [Joss Whedon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joss-whedon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/55a/joss-whedon-480_absurd_i-always-was-an-early-morning-or-late-ni_238199.png) > [I spent a ton of time alone. I was raised by a feminist; I had a terrifying father and oppressively scary and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joss-whedon/i-spent-a-ton-of-time-alone-i-was-raised-by-a-feminist-i-had-a/) [Joss Whedon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joss-whedon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/960/joss-whedon-480_allowed_i-spent-a-ton-of-time-alone-i-was-raised_825198.png) > [My first gig ever was writing looplines for a movie that had already been made. You know, writing lines over somebody's back…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joss-whedon/my-first-gig-ever-was-writing-looplines-for-a-movie-that-had-already/) [Joss Whedon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joss-whedon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/417/joss-whedon-480_add_my-first-gig-ever-was-writing-looplines_1052103.jpg) > [I've been in this business for a long while, but it's not like I've been waiting tables. Since I started writing, I've…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joss-whedon/i-ve-been-in-this-business-for-a-long-while-but-it-s-not-like-i-ve/) [Joss Whedon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joss-whedon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e7e/joss-whedon-480_art_i-ve-been-in-this-business-for-a-long-wh_1329074.png) ## Other authors on Had ## 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/had/joss-whedon/#itemlist", "name": "10 Had Quotes By Joss Whedon", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I've had so much success. I had something to say, I got to say it, people heard it, and they agreed. That's every artist's dream. 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