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“It's only recently women got to be action heroes on TV. Progress is slow, and often non-existent. There's plenty of cool comics with female characters... But all it takes is one Catwoman to set the cause back a decade.”

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Joss Whedon

Joss Whedon, born on June 23, 1964, is a renowned American screenwriter. His works are known for their unique narrative style and profound character development, with notable contributions to series like 'The Avengers' franchise, 'Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.', and 'Big Hero 6'. more

“Limitations are something that I latch onto - like working in genre, or if you're writing TV, there are act breaks, there's a length of time it's supposed to be. The restrictions of budget and sets can be really useful. When you can have everything, it's very hard to make things feel real and lived in.”

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Author:Joss Whedon

“Making 'The Avengers' was very important to me, but it was also extremely arduous. I missed my friends and I missed my home, so I decided to throw them all on camera, which is the only way I seem to know to relate to people.”

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Author:Joss Whedon

“People always say I write a lot of pop culture references. Can somebody please count the pop culture references in 'Firefly?' Because I don't know how to put this to you, but there was one. I referenced The Beatles in the pilot.”

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Author:Joss Whedon

“Sarah Michelle Gellar's made some really good choices. She's had some bad breaks. She goes with the independent, interesting young filmmakers and then they get slammed, like 'Southland Tales.' I'm proud of what she's trying to do. It's hard.”

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Author:Joss Whedon