Xander Quotes

I never, ever thought that Xander should be in construction. (At the science fiction and fantasy convention DragonCon in 2006, when asked if there was ever a time when he thought that Xander was written to be "out of character.")

We had better music at Sunnydale`s prom than at my real-life prom. And at my prom, I didn`t really have a date, which is sort of what happens to Xander. At my real prom, I kind of ducked out the hotel ballroom and watched a Dodger game until 3 a.m. because it went about 22 innings. And my friends were saying, `Oh no! Where`d Nick go?` I think I was trying to get people to worry about me. That whole teenage angst thing. (New York Times, May 9, 1999)

I love Xander`s voice so much that I listen to his voice mails over and over.

I think Giles likes Buffy, but she annoys him. The mere fact that she doesn`t want the job that he`s offering her -- she frustrates him. She represents everything he doesn`t understand. Ultimately he becomes extremely fond of her. People have said, What is it? A father/daughter relationship? And it`s not quite. There`s nothing like it on TV. It`s difficult to pigeonhole. He becomes extremely fond of her and gets into all sorts of terrible trouble because of it. ... Xander is complete anathema to him. A great annoyance because he never seems to take anything seriously. Cordelia is ... Who knows where she`s coming from? Willow he respects greatly, but it`s all a confusion to him. He`s never really sure of anybody or anything. The only thing he is sure about is what he`s supposed to do.

(about her last day on the "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997) set:) "It was that sense that everything is coming to an end, like high school when you`re about to graduate -- you really start taking notice of everyone, and noticing your surroundings. Especially when they start destroying sets that are no longer in use. Like, `Oh my God, that used to be Xander`s apartment, now it`s just floors and a wall!` The last day, I really didn`t think I was gonna cry at all. But as soon as they said: `That`s a show wrap for Emma Caulfield!`, I cried. I cried once, and that was it. I woke up the next morning like, `OK, what`s next?`" (May 21, 2003)