3 December 2020 Diablo Cody It’s possible that I’ve matured as a writer, and I hope I’ve matured emotionally, but I always find myself revisiting these adolescent scenes.
3 December 2020 Diablo Cody People don’t have these tidy little redemption arcs in reality the way they do in movies.
3 December 2020 Diablo Cody Put your blog out into the world and hope that your talent will speak for itself.
3 December 2020 Diablo Cody I absolutely relate to being alone in squalor, trying to come up with something adequate. I relate to that, and I’ve been known to crawl out of bed and drink out of a 2-liter bottle of Diet Coke.
3 December 2020 Diablo Cody I don’t know why, but I’ve always been a sucker for roller coasters in movies.
3 December 2020 Diablo Cody You know, I did not like being famous. It was a stressful and ugly time, and I’m glad it’s over.
3 December 2020 Diablo Cody I wrote a screenplay for a ‘Sweet Valley High’ adaptation, and it’s really amazing to me how many women who are my age have responded to the idea and are excited about the movie.
3 December 2020 Diablo Cody I’m not an especially highbrow person, but I have always loved small, quirky, edgy movies.
3 December 2020 Diablo Cody 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.
3 December 2020 Diablo Cody 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 Gone are the traditional parents – they’ve been replaced by a hipster mom n’ pop who get busted necking in the car.
3 December 2020 Diablo Cody 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.
3 December 2020 Diablo Cody The best thing you can do is find a person who loves you for exactly what you are.
3 December 2020 Diablo Cody 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.
3 December 2020 Diablo Cody 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.
3 December 2020 Diablo Cody 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.
3 December 2020 Diablo Cody Ah, reality TV: where opportunists delight in exposing opportunism! It’s kind of like the indie music scene.
3 December 2020 Diablo Cody I do not quote my own movies. I think I would be pretty insufferable if I did.
3 December 2020 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.
3 December 2020 Diablo Cody I want Maggie Gyllenhaal. I don’t know why. I don’t think she necessarily looks like me or acts like me, I just think she’s a cool actress and she could play me, so there you go.
