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Diablo Cody

Theres a weird cloud around you when youre 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. – Diablo Cody

People have always wanted to be recognized, and thats human nature. But people used to want to be recognized for their accomplishments, and now they simply want to be visible. – Diablo Cody

Ah, reality TV: where opportunists delight in exposing opportunism! Its kind of like the indie music scene. – Diablo Cody

I dont know why, but Ive always been a sucker for roller coasters in movies. – Diablo Cody

People dont have these tidy little redemption arcs in reality the way they do in movies. – Diablo Cody

Im not an especially highbrow person, but I have always loved small, quirky, edgy movies. – Diablo Cody

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

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

Its possible that Ive matured as a writer, and I hope Ive matured emotionally, but I always find myself revisiting these adolescent scenes. – Diablo Cody

You know, I did not like being famous. It was a stressful and ugly time, and Im glad its over. – Diablo Cody

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 theyre also trying to make headway in mainstream of film. – Diablo Cody

Theres 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. – Diablo Cody

I want Maggie Gyllenhaal. I dont know why. I dont think she necessarily looks like me or acts like me, I just think shes a cool actress and she could play me, so there you go. – Diablo Cody

Fact: The new 90210 is cooler than the old 90210. Its the lithe, streamlined Skipper to the elder series venerable Barbie. Gone are the traditional parents – theyve been replaced by a hipster mom n pop who get busted necking in the car. – Diablo Cody

If being an attractive woman got you attention for directing, then the entire best director category would be comprised of models. To me, that is just the most ludicrous connection that you could make. – Diablo Cody

Speaking of Twitter, I dont 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! – Diablo Cody

I absolutely relate to being alone in squalor, trying to come up with something adequate. I relate to that, and Ive been known to crawl out of bed and drink out of a 2-liter bottle of Diet Coke. – Diablo Cody

I dont 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 Id want to take total ownership the way Aaron Sorkin or David Kelley does. – Diablo Cody

I wrote a screenplay for a Sweet Valley High adaptation, and its really amazing to me how many women who are my age have responded to the idea and are excited about the movie. – Diablo Cody

I do not quote my own movies. I think I would be pretty insufferable if I did. – Diablo Cody