Diablo Cody Quotes

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Personally, I consider ‘Titanic‘ the most brilliant example of successful counterprogramming; the film actually countered itself by embedding an epic chick flick within a classic disaster movie.

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People have always wanted to be recognized, and that’s human nature. But people used to want to be recognized for their accomplishments, and now they simply want to be visible.

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I just go about my life. I’m a mom, I drive an SUV, I go to the grocery store every day. I’m definitely not a celebrity. I always say that I’m a celebrity-adjacent.

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I appreciate the positivity of those ‘year of the woman‘ articles – it’s good to get that energy out there – but at the same time, in Hollywood it’s not happening yet.

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Judy Blume excels at describing how it feels to be invisible. So how poetic is it that Blume herself is suddenly everywhere?

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You know, I did not like being famous. It was a stressful and ugly time, and I’m glad it’s over.

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I think I might be one of the only people in America, or at least the only person I know, who saw both ‘The Dark Knight‘ and ‘Mamma Mia!’ on their shared opening weekend.

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Now ‘90210’ is returning with an all-new cast of slightly more plausible teens. I’ll be honest: I wish the old cast was back. Ideally, this spin-off would be an Ice Storm-esque exploration of the West Beverly gang‘s bleak adult lives.

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There’s probably no experience more alienating than fame, other than a terminal illness, where you actually find yourself in a situation that nobody around you can relate to.

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Even though I am in this weird position of being a semi-recognizable screenwriter, which isn’t that common, at the same time, I’m not an actress. I’m pretty isolated.

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In the past, I’ll admit, I’ve enjoyed being compared to the protagonists in my screenplays.

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That’s also why comedy and horror are my two favorite genres of film to write, because you get these outbursts of emotion from people, laughter and shock, and it’s really thrilling, and I like to be thrilled.

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I am actually able to do other things. I’m not just this writer.

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I always say when you write a book, you’re a ‘one-man band.’ Whereas, when you finish a screenplay, it’s just a sketch.

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As a kid, I spent every summer bent over a stack of books, obsessively writing detailed reports on each one.

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I had the experience last year of directing my first feature while I had a 1-year-old son and while I was also pregnant, so I am now well aware of the difficulties women who are rearing children face when they’re also trying to make headway in mainstream of film.

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And I think I’m an adrenaline junkie, and there’s nothing that will spike your adrenaline more than sitting in a theater and listen to an audience react to something you’ve written.

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The best thing you can do is find a person who loves you for exactly what you are.

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I grew up in the Midwest; you don’t know any screenwriters. It didn’t seem like a realistic career possibility.

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I myself identify as a recovering Blockhead. You’d be surprised how many twenty- and thirty-something hipster chicks have the NKOTB skeleton in their closet, albeit artfully concealed by stacks of Ksubi skinny jeans and ironic Judas Priest T-shirts.

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Hollywood is a perpetual summerland, a temperate, godless yaw where the very word ‘season‘ has been co-opted by television executives. There are few harbingers of winter here.

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One nice thing about being a woman in Hollywood is that the women tend to be very close-knit. All of us writers and directors know each other and cling to each other for safety and support, and it’s really a completely different vibe than the men experience out here, where they’re all trying to murder each other.

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I know white clothing is supposed to enhance that summer glow, but writers don’t tan.

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I’m not an especially highbrow person, but I have always loved small, quirky, edgy movies.

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There’s a weird cloud around you when you’re recognizable. It was a brief window for me. I think you have to have a pathological need for attention of any type, negative or positive, to thrive in that kind of situation. And I only want compliments.

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To enjoy being famous, you need to have a screw loose.

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I spent a lot of time staring at the clock in school, so I have that kind of personality.

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It’s actually much harder to develop a TV show than I had anticipated.

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I just want to be able to keep my house and pay for my son’s school tuition in Los Angeles.

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It doesn’t matter if they’re in front of the camera or behind the camera. I know women who are producers who are surviving on nothing but juice and almonds.

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I actually have two children now, and sometimes I wonder if that’s it. Because they do make writing and directing more complicated and more difficult, especially now that they’re very young.

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I had gone to the bookstore, and while I hadn’t bought any books on how to write a screenplay, I’d bought a couple of scripts so I could see how the formatting works. I just needed to know how a Hollywood screenplay looked on the page, which was something I was totally unfamiliar with.

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I think sometimes people really require the satisfaction of closure.

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For me, I am a huge fan of Sofia Coppola and Lynn Shelton. I love Lena Dunham, like everybody else. I love Kathryn Bigelow.

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Let it be said that the makeup artist at ‘90210’ made me look better for the fake red carpet than I’ve ever looked on an actual red carpet.

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Fact: The new ‘90210’ is cooler than the old ‘90210.’ It’s the lithe, streamlined Skipper to the elder series‘ venerable Barbie. Gone are the traditional parents – they’ve been replaced by a hipster mom n’ pop who get busted necking in the car.

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I’ve been so lucky – I worked with Jason Reitman twice, who has always been a really strong advocate for my voice, and has always really respected the scripts that I’ve brought him and is just the coolest.

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Tabloid photos capture people at their most self-conscious and disoriented; in real life, Paris Hilton is like an elegant paper crane.

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There’s something magical about spending a Sunday night watching real people at a deli, then watching fake people pretending to be real on TV, then engaging in (arguably) false interaction with (arguably) real people on the Internet. Never at any prior point in time has this been possible.

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But here is the single greatest thing about the ‘Vanity Fair‘ party: There are uniformed In-N-Out Burger employees circulating the room with trays of cheeseburgers all night long.

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I hear that 5 o’clock whistle in my mind like Fred Flintstone and I have to stop. I’m also not much of a morning writer. I have a sweet spot from about 11am to 4pm. But I really work during that time.

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You make a first impression and people never forget it. If people want to think of me as the wacky ‘Juno’ lady forever, I could think of worse ways to be labeled.

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When I was a kid, I attended a small Catholic school in a south suburb of Chicago.

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The Rolling Stones are so versatile, they’re like the band version of that Infinite Dress they sell on QVC.

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I’ve always been a writer, I’ve always been a storyteller, but I never thought about screenwriting.

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I’ve come to find more satisfaction and enjoyment in writing screenplays over the years because that’s what I do primarily now.

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Speaking of Twitter, I don’t even know if I composed a blog entry in 2009, as I was too busy parceling my every thought into cute 140-character sound bites. I used to only worry about being pithy for a living; now some of my best lines are wasted on a free app!

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People are more interested in being visible than they are in loving other people.

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I write small and weird. Romcoms are not in my skill set.

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A few months ago, I had the pleasure of actually visiting the Playboy Mansion. I saw the peacocks, fed grapes to the monkeys, and even braved the fabled Grotto. After seeing the estate, I understood why anyone would be reluctant to leave.

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I’ve been watching ‘American Idol‘ since its debut season in 2002. Back then, America hadn’t yet evolved into a gladiatorial cybernation of bloggers, tweeters, and self-ordained voice coaches.

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I can’t write at night. For me, I’m programmed to believe that nighttime is for relaxation.

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If I want to get a taste of beach culture, I’ll fire up my season 2 DVD of ‘Beverly Hills, 90210.’

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I don’t think I ever got the hang of the writers’ room. I love collaborating with people, but I really do my best work alone, and I think I would want to – if I did something again, I think I’d want to take total ownership the way Aaron Sorkin or David Kelley does.

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I don’t have a terrible singing voice, but I also wouldn’t call it ‘good.’ I can carry a tune.

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The fact is, when I wrote ‘Juno’ – and I think this is part of its charm and appeal – I didn’t know how to write a movie. And I also had no idea it was going to get made!

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The fashion industry isn’t merely content to encase my meaty flanks in skintight denim. Oh, no! That denim also has to be white, a color that attracts ketchup, wine, garlic aioli, and any other foodstuffs I might otherwise be able to enjoy if I wasn’t wearing ridiculously tight pants.

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I’m one of the people that were divorced by 30, which is apparently a growing group… Obviously it’s something that affects you forever. It’s going to be interesting to see in ten, twenty years what kind of lasting effect young divorce has on the people that are doing it because it’s becoming more and more common.

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Ah, reality TV: where opportunists delight in exposing opportunism! It’s kind of like the indie music scene.

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There’s something about a roller coaster that triggers strong feelings, maybe because most of us associate them with childhood. They’re inherently cinematic; the very shape of a coaster, all hills and valleys and sickening helices, evokes a human emotional response.

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I would never consent to a lame publicity stunt at a time when I already want to hide.

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These days, the Rolling Stones still have an edge, but that fangs-out ferocity has mellowed considerably.

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I don’t think coolness used to be such a commodity among adults. And now it is.

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I have never been an ambitious person, and my participation in this industry is a fluke, but only male writers can afford to be coy and self-deprecating.

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Everybody knows that I’m not a snob when it comes to pop culture, obviously. I love reality shows.

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The primary job for women in Hollywood is still super-attractive actress. That is the most high-profile women’s job in Hollywood.

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