Joss Whedon

Born 23 June 1964

From New York City, New York, United States · Nationality: United States · Writes fiction

Joseph Hill Whedon (/ˈwiːdən/; born June 23, 1964) is an American film and television director, producer, screenwriter, composer, and comic book writer. He is the founder of Mutant Enemy Productions, co-founder of Bellwether Pictures, and is best known as the creator of several television series: the supernatural drama Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997–2003) and its spinoff Angel (1999–2004), the space Western Firefly (2002), the musical miniseries Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog (2008), the science fiction drama Dollhouse (2009–2010), the Marvel Cinematic Universe series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2013–2020), and the science fiction drama The Nevers (2021).

Quotes

“Very occasionally, if you really pay attention, life doesn’t suck.”
Liner notes to the cast album Once More, with Feeling 2002
“You can either watch TV or you can make TV.”
Underground Online, interview by Michael Patrick Sullivan
“I believe the only reality is how we treat each other. The morality comes from the absence of any grander scheme, not from the presence of any grander scheme.”
"Joss Whedon: Atheist & Absurdist", comments made in a Q&A-session in Australia,
“The greatest expression of rebellion is joy.”
Acceptance speech for Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog at the Creative Art Emmys
“All worthy work is open to interpretations the author did not intend. Art isn’t your pet — it’s your kid. It grows up and talks back to you.”
Reddit IAmA c. April 2012