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.

I loved the idea of a girl going into a dark alley, and a monster comes, and then she just aces him. It’s like, you want to see the tiny person suddenly take control. God, my whole career is basically about that!

I love a straightforward character. I am the guy who loves Cyclops on the 'X-Men', because he is square.

The fact of the matter is fame predates even the age of cinema.

You can either watch TV or you can make TV.

The hardest thing in this world, is to live in it.

I tend to tell stories that have a lot of momentum; it's not like 'and then months later...' I like things where the momentum of one action rolls into the next one so everything is the sum of that.