I respect the rules of TV, the rules of keeping things commercial and interesting and pop-y and fun.

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.

Humor keeps us alive. Humor and food. Don't forget food. You can go a week without laughing.

I'm not big on regret. It's not on my schedule.

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

People feel removed from sexism. 'I'm not a sexist, but I'm not a feminist.' They think there's this fuzzy middle ground. There's no fuzzy middle ground. You either believe that women are people or you don't. It's that simple.

That's a very complicated issue [with Donal Trump supporters]. There's things going on with people that we're not privy to, we don't understand. These aren't just a bunch of bad people. That isn't how it works.