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Joss Whedon is a renowned American screenwriter, director, producer, and composer best known for creating popular TV series like Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Firefly, and Dollhouse. He’s also worked on several films, including The Avengers and Serenity, and has a diverse career spanning sitcoms, horror, and science fiction.
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About the Joss Whedon
Joseph Hill Whedonis an American screenwriter, director, producer, comic book writer, and composer. He is best known as the creator of several television series: the supernatural drama Buffy the Vampire Slayerand its spinoff Angeland series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.- which he later adapted into the acclaimed television series of the same name – co-wrote the Pixar animated film Toy Storyand its sequel Avengers: Age of Ultronand comic book writer, both for comic book continuations of television series he created and for established franchises, such as Astonishing X-Men.
Beginning in July 2020, multiple actors, producers, and writers spoke out against Whedon following the toxic workplace environment he had allegedly created in many of his projects. Whedon has denied any wrongdoing, while acknowledging that he can be “confrontational”.
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Joss Whedon is an American screenwriter, director, producer, comic book writer, and composer. He is best known as the creator of several popular TV series, including Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Firefly, Dollhouse, and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Joss Whedon is famous for creating and producing several acclaimed television series, including the supernatural drama Buffy the Vampire Slayer and its spinoff Angel, the short-lived space Western Firefly, and the science fiction drama Dollhouse. He’s also known for his work on films like The Avengers, Serenity, and The Cabin in the Woods.
In 2020, multiple actors, producers, and writers spoke out against Joss Whedon, alleging that he had created toxic work environments on several of his projects. Whedon has acknowledged that he can be ,confrontational, but has denied any wrongdoing.
In addition to his work on television, Joss Whedon has also written and/or directed several films, including the Pixar animated film Toy Story, the science fiction horror film Alien Resurrection, and the Shakespeare adaptation Much Ado About Nothing. He’s also worked as a composer and comic book writer.
Joss Whedon was born on June 23, 1964, in New York City. He began his career in sitcoms before achieving success as a television showrunner and film writer, director, and producer.
17 Quotes by Joss Whedon
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That title, is one of the things I fought for. A lot of people said “But it’s stupid, and it’s the title of a comedy movie, and people won’t take it seriously,” and I’m sure there are some people who still don’t. But for the most part, people do see that we really have a quality show.
Joss WhedonAmerican director, writer, and producer
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I don’t want the giant ego. I don’t want to become Kevin Costner, singing on the soundtrack to The Postman.
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I love to write. I love it. I mean there’s nothin in the world I like better, and that includes sex, probably because I’m so very bad at it.
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I hate it when people talk about Buffy as being campy… I hate camp, I don’t enjoy dumb TV. I believe Aaron Spelling has single-handedly lowered SAT scores.
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Always be yourself… unless you suck.
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The two things that matter the most to me: emotional resonance and rocket launchers. Party of Five, a brilliant show, and often made me cry uncontrollably, suffered ultimately from a lack of rocket launchers.
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When I created Buffy, I wanted to create a female icon, but I also wanted to be very careful to surround her with men that not only have no problem with the idea of a female leader, but were in fact engaged and even attracted to the idea.
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Buffy loves Angel. He loves her. And I love Ho Hos.
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I love fantasy. I love horror. I love musicals. Whatever doesn’t really happen in life is what I’m interested in. As a way of commenting on everything that does happen in life, because ultimately the only thing I’m really interested in is people.
Joss WhedonAmerican director, writer, and producer
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Loneliness is about the scariest thing out there.
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As far as I am concerned, the first episode of Buffy was the beginning of my career. It was the first time I told a story from start to finish the way I wanted.
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I also don’t trust Caribou anymore. They’re out there, on the tundra, waiting… Something’s going down. I’m right about this.
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The thing about a hero, is even when it doesn’t look like there’s a light at the end of the tunnel, he’s going to keep digging, he’s going to keep trying to do right and make up for what’s gone before, just because that’s who he is.
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I’m a very hard-line, angry atheist. Yet I am fascinated by the concept of devotion.
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Remember to always be yourself. Unless you suck.
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I think everyone who makes movies should be forced to do television. Because you have to finish. You have to get it done, and there are a lot of decisions made just for the sake of making decisions. You do something because it’s efficient and because it gets the story told and it connects to the audience.
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I am a great believer in found families and I’m not a great believer in blood.
Joss WhedonAmerican director, writer, and producer