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.

There are many films and TV shows I make where people find themselves in fantastical situations; as often as possible their reactions to it are very normal.

If every vampire who said he was at the crucifixion was actually there, it would've been like Woodstock.

Every writer loves the idea of being able to go in and fix a problem and then leave without obligation. It's fun!

When you’re telling a story, you’re trying to connect to people in a particular way … The way in which you guys have inhabited this world, this universe, has made you part of it, part of the story. You are living in Firefly. When I see you guys, I don’t think the show is off the air. I don’t think there’s a show; I think that’s what the world is like. … The story is our lives.

I wish more people would take the extraordinary talent they have and just let their id go because that's what we discovered. We discovered that the sillier we got, the more people believed that we were speaking from our hearts.

What you cut out becomes part of the story you tell.