“I think my biggest problem as a creative person trying to work within a business for profit was that it was very important to me that people liked me. Over the years, observing other showrunners who made work that I so admired, I realized that that had to go. This couldn't be my first priority. My first priority had to be the work.”

American television and film writer, director, and producer

Marti Noxon is an American television and film writer, director, and producer. She is best known for her work on the supernatural drama series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, where she served as a screenwriter and executive producer. Noxon later created the Bravo comedy-drama Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce and the Lifetime drama UnREAL, and also served as an executive producer on the CBS medical drama Code Black. Her work is rooted in television drama and comedy, with a focus on serialized storytelling and character-driven conflict.