--- title: "21 Shows Quotes By Joss Whedon" description: "21 Shows quotes by Joss Whedon. Plus more from Joss Whedon and more Shows sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b8f/joss-whedon-480_british_i-ve-never-watched-reality-shows-except_852287.png" --- > [I've never watched reality shows, except for the Great British Bake Off, which is magnificent.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joss-whedon/i-ve-never-watched-reality-shows-except-for-the-great-british-bake/) [Joss Whedon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joss-whedon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b8f/joss-whedon-480_british_i-ve-never-watched-reality-shows-except_852287.png) > [I'd rather make a show 100 people need to see, than a show that 1000 people want to see.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joss-whedon/i-d-rather-make-a-show-100-people-need-to-see-than-a-show-that-1000/) [Joss Whedon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joss-whedon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a36/joss-whedon-480_needs_i-d-rather-make-a-show-100-people-need-t_1167283.png) > [I don't want to create responsible shows with lawyers in them. I want to invade people's dreams.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joss-whedon/i-don-t-want-to-create-responsible-shows-with-lawyers-in-them-i-want/) [Joss Whedon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joss-whedon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cb8/joss-whedon-480_dream_i-don-t-want-to-create-responsible-shows_911942.png) > [There are many films and TV shows I make where people find themselves in fantastical situations; as often as possible, their reactions…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joss-whedon/there-are-many-films-and-tv-shows-i-make-where-people-find-themselves/) [Joss Whedon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joss-whedon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dc4/joss-whedon-480_fantastical_there-are-many-films-and-tv-shows-i-make_2616586.png) > [I was a little bit ashamed of American TV because I thought, 'None of the shows my father works on are as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joss-whedon/i-was-a-little-bit-ashamed-of-american-tv-because-i-thought-none-of/) [Joss Whedon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joss-whedon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/45a/joss-whedon-480_american_i-was-a-little-bit-ashamed-of-american-t_2396807.png) > [I'm Joan of Arc. I figured we had a lot in common, seeing as how I was almost burned at the stake.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joss-whedon/i-m-joan-of-arc-i-figured-we-had-a-lot-in-common-seeing-as-how-i-was/) [Joss Whedon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joss-whedon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d1b/joss-whedon-480_arcs_i-m-joan-of-arc-i-figured-we-had-a-lot-i_1726408.png) > [I eat 'The Walking Dead' like its made of brains. Can't even watch the show, I love the book so much.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joss-whedon/i-eat-the-walking-dead-like-its-made-of-brains-can-t-even-watch-the/) [Joss Whedon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joss-whedon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be9/joss-whedon-480_book_i-eat-the-walking-dead-like-its-made-of_2389943.png) > [Life's a show and we all play a part And when the music starts We open up our hearts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joss-whedon/life-s-a-show-and-we-all-play-a-part-and-when-the-music-starts-we/) [Joss Whedon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joss-whedon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aa7/joss-whedon-480_heart_life-s-a-show-and-we-all-play-a-part-and_3029720.png) > [I don't know a lot of show runners. I mean I met a lot of them in picket lines. I'm not part…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joss-whedon/i-don-t-know-a-lot-of-show-runners-i-mean-i-met-a-lot-of-them-in/) [Joss Whedon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joss-whedon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e7d/joss-whedon-480_ball-game_i-don-t-know-a-lot-of-show-runners-i-mea_1472193.jpg) > [That title, is one of the things I fought for. A lot of people said 'But it's stupid, and it's the title…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joss-whedon/that-title-is-one-of-the-things-i-fought-for-a-lot-of-people-said-but/) [Joss Whedon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joss-whedon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/133/joss-whedon-480_comedy_that-title-is-one-of-the-things-i-fought_1129520.png) > [ I've seen \[Trump\] appear in a film or a TV show cameo or the tabloids, and he's a grotesquely distasteful human being… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joss-whedon/i-ve-seen-trump-appear-in-a-film-or-a-tv-show-cameo-or-the-tabloids/) [Joss Whedon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joss-whedon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e26/joss-whedon-480_cameos_i-ve-seen-trump-appear-in-a-film-or-a-tv_1271381.png) > [The two things that matter the most to me: emotional resonance and rocket launchers. Party of Five, a brilliant show, and often…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joss-whedon/the-two-things-that-matter-the-most-to-me-emotional-resonance-and/) [Joss Whedon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joss-whedon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ceb/joss-whedon-480_brilliant_the-two-things-that-matter-the-most-to-m_183163.jpg) > [An audience who watches my shows knows who I am, knows that right when they think I'm going to make a joke,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joss-whedon/an-audience-who-watches-my-shows-knows-who-i-am-knows-that-right-when/) [Joss Whedon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joss-whedon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a39/joss-whedon-480_audience_an-audience-who-watches-my-shows-knows-w_1762046.png) > [I designed 'Buffy' to be an icon, to be an emotional experience, to be loved in a way that other shows can't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joss-whedon/i-designed-buffy-to-be-an-icon-to-be-an-emotional-experience-to-be/) [Joss Whedon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joss-whedon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b4e/joss-whedon-480_adolescence_i-designed-buffy-to-be-an-icon-to-be-an_1393594.jpg) > [I'm not great at fear. I made the least frightening vampire show ever on TV. I'm pretty much good at heroic narratives…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joss-whedon/i-m-not-great-at-fear-i-made-the-least-frightening-vampire-show-ever/) [Joss Whedon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joss-whedon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/870/joss-whedon-480_fear_i-m-not-great-at-fear-i-made-the-least-f_359183.png) > [Two roads diverged in a wood, and I took the road less traveled by and they CANCELLED MY FRIKKIN' SHOW. I totally…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joss-whedon/two-roads-diverged-in-a-wood-and-i-took-the-road-less-traveled-by-and/) [Joss Whedon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joss-whedon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/58b/joss-whedon-480_cancelled_two-roads-diverged-in-a-wood-and-i-took_260549.png) > [ I've seen \[Donald Trump\] appear in a film or a TV show cameo or the tabloids, and he's a grotesquely distasteful human… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joss-whedon/i-ve-seen-donald-trump-appear-in-a-film-or-a-tv-show-cameo-or-the/) [Joss Whedon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joss-whedon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/03d/joss-whedon-480_cameos_i-ve-seen-donald-trump-appear-in-a-film_748893.png) > [Willow: (on her Halloween costume): I'm Joan of Arc. I figured we had a lot in common, seeing as how I was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joss-whedon/willow-on-her-halloween-costume-i-m-joan-of-arc-i-figured-we-had-a/) [Joss Whedon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joss-whedon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1b8/joss-whedon-480_arcs_willow-on-her-halloween-costume-i-m-joan_1372441.png) > [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) > [Basically that you can do anything. If you pool your resources,and just give up the idea that you're going to act like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joss-whedon/basically-that-you-can-do-anything-if-you-pool-your-resources-and/) [Joss Whedon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joss-whedon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3a3/joss-whedon-480_actor_basically-that-you-can-do-anything-if-yo_2245364.jpg) > [I was very proud of my father, and I admired him, but I always thought he was more interesting than the shows…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joss-whedon/i-was-very-proud-of-my-father-and-i-admired-him-but-i-always-thought/) [Joss Whedon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joss-whedon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/df6/joss-whedon-480_admired_i-was-very-proud-of-my-father-and-i-admi_1259795.png) ## Other authors on Shows ## 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/shows/joss-whedon/#itemlist", "name": "21 Shows Quotes By Joss Whedon", "numberOfItems": 21, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I've never watched reality shows, except for the Great British Bake Off, which is magnificent.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Joss Whedon" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joss-whedon/i-ve-never-watched-reality-shows-except-for-the-great-british-bake/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b8f/joss-whedon-480_british_i-ve-never-watched-reality-shows-except_852287.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b8f/joss-whedon-480_british_i-ve-never-watched-reality-shows-except_852287.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b8f/joss-whedon-480_british_i-ve-never-watched-reality-shows-except_852287.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I've never watched reality shows, except for the Great British Bake Off, which is magnificent.” — Joss Whedon", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I'd rather make a show 100 people need to see, than a show that 1000 people want to see.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Joss Whedon" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joss-whedon/i-d-rather-make-a-show-100-people-need-to-see-than-a-show-that-1000/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a36/joss-whedon-480_needs_i-d-rather-make-a-show-100-people-need-t_1167283.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a36/joss-whedon-480_needs_i-d-rather-make-a-show-100-people-need-t_1167283.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a36/joss-whedon-480_needs_i-d-rather-make-a-show-100-people-need-t_1167283.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I'd rather make a show 100 people need to see, than a show that 1000 people want to see.” — Joss Whedon", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I don't want to create responsible shows with lawyers in them. 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