Diablo Cody Quotes & Sayings

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. — 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

If this whole writing thing doesn't work out, I'll be getting right back on the pole. — Diablo Cody

This is for the writers. I want to thank all the writers. I especially want to thank my fellow nominees, because I worship you guys. I'm learning from you every day. — Diablo Cody

I don't know why, but I've always been a sucker for roller coasters in movies. — Diablo Cody

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. — Diablo Cody

My boyfriend is Italian and from New Jersey, so naturally he was thrilled to meet Joe Pesci. — Diablo Cody

I am actually able to do other things. I'm not just this writer. — Diablo Cody

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

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

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

Vodka Redbull: Upper meets downer in an effervescent hybrid of bubble gum and junkie piss — Diablo Cody

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. — Diablo Cody

I can't write at night. For me, I'm programmed to believe that nighttime is for relaxation. — Diablo Cody

Kyle dumped me for some stripper whore who shops at Wet Seal. — Diablo Cody

Well, to aspiring writers, I would tell them that we live in a wonderful time where you're able to make your work visible, easily. — Diablo Cody

The stuff I write isn't strictly autobiographical, but it's personal, if that makes any sense. It draws all these little incidents and people out of my life and then contorts them. — Diablo Cody

If I want to get a taste of beach culture, I'll fire up my season 2 DVD of 'Beverly Hills, 90210.' — Diablo Cody

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. — Diablo Cody

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. — Diablo Cody

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

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

I usually try not to think about actors while writing, because the odds of those stars aligning and you getting those specific people are so rare. — Diablo Cody

I have a huge repertoire. I love karaoke. — Diablo Cody

I normally ignore the History Channel. — Diablo Cody

I think when you take people who are damaged and you give them money and freedom, it can be a toxic cocktail. — Diablo Cody

The attitude toward women in this industry is nauseating. There are all sorts of porcine executives who are uncomfortable with a woman doing anything subversive. They want the movie about the beautiful girl who trips and falls, the adorable klutz. — Diablo Cody

The funny thing was that the sisters were hardly nubile, creamy-skinned Lolitas blushing on the bough. In fact, one of them looked like she'd beaten herself with a tire iron during a smallpox-induced hallucination, and the other looked like a close-up photo of a wolf spider. — Diablo Cody

In my opinon, the best thing you can do is find a person who loves you for exactly what you are. Good mood, bad mood, ugly, pretty, handsome, what have you, the right person will still think the sun shines out your ass. That's the kind of person that's worth sticking with. — Diablo Cody

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. — Diablo Cody

When I do encounter young women or aspiring filmmakers who tell me that I've inspired them or that my work means something to them, that's amazing. That's really exciting! — Diablo Cody

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

I know white clothing is supposed to enhance that summer glow, but writers don't tan. — Diablo Cody

Unfortunately I don't live by a Target now, so I just go to a regular Starbucks as opposed to a Starbucks nested inside a Target, which is my ideal situation. That works out for me. I like that white noise, those interruptions, and the people around me. — Diablo Cody

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

Juno MacGuff: I don't know what kind of girl I am. — Diablo Cody

I don't have a terrible singing voice, but I also wouldn't call it 'good.' I can carry a tune. — Diablo Cody

Stripping toughened my hide, but exposing myself as a writer has been a lot more brutal. — Diablo Cody

The one thing I have found about Hollywood is it's a town full of people who believe in themselves, often to a degree where they're what you would call "delusional." — Diablo Cody

Shoulda gone to China. They give away babies like free iPods. They put them in guns and shoot them out at sporting events. — Diablo Cody

I keep joking that I'm in Jason Reitman Film School, because I keep asking him questions every single day about directing and I have a list of things that he's told me to do and not do and I definitely couldn't learn from a better person. — Diablo Cody

You know, it shouldn't just be about women as heroic figures overcoming things, it just needs to be about women in general getting the opportunity to play a multitude of roles, telling a multitude of stories - just to express human experience from a woman's perspective. I hope, someday, we can get to that point. I'm all about representation. — 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. — Diablo Cody

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

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. — Diablo Cody

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. — Diablo Cody

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. — Diablo Cody

After you fail, which I have, you can either choose to crumble and retreat and become nonfunctional, which I've seen happen, or you can just become a lone wolf, forget about the cool kids and just continue to do your own thing. — Diablo Cody

Nobody comes to Minnesota to take their clothes off, at least as far as I know. — Diablo Cody

If a woman chooses to work, people say, "Oh it's so sad that you're not at home with your children." But no one ever says that to a man because it's assumed that the man is going to be the provider. There's this double standard that exists and it really frustrates me. — Diablo Cody

I've been told that I'm incompetent, socially retarded, maladjusted. I still know that I couldn't function in reality. Los Angeles is a good place for me. — Diablo Cody

Here's my unsolicited advice to any aspiring screenwriters who might be reading this: Don't ever agonize about the hordes of other writers who are ostensibly your competition. No one else is capable of doing what you do. — 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. — Diablo Cody

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

He wasn't a carrier of commitment-phobia or other notable boy diseases and he used expensive moisturizer. That's about all it takes to bang my gong. — Diablo Cody

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

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. — Diablo Cody

I try to avoid Twitter. I occasionally can't resist the siren call of email. — Diablo Cody

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. — Diablo Cody

Put your blog out into the world and hope that your talent will speak for itself. — Diablo Cody

Juno MacGuff: Nah ... I mean, I'm already pregnant, so what other kind of shenanigans could I get into? — Diablo Cody

Juno MacGuff: [yelling through the house] Dad?
Mac MacGuff: What?
Juno MacGuff: Either I just peed my pants or um ...
Mac MacGuff: *Or* ... ?
Juno MacGuff: THUNDERCATS ARE GO! — Diablo Cody

I do a nice sloppy first draft like everybody else. And then just work at it and work at it and groom it. I get input from other people. — Diablo Cody

Of course, the strippers also take pains not to appear too innocent, valorous, or bookishly inclined. (In direct opposition to the Swayze Mandate of 1987, everybody puts Baby in a goddamn corner.) — Diablo Cody

'Sweet Valley High' is fantastic, fabulous, a little bit campy, and - dare I say it - cinematic. — Diablo Cody

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! — Diablo Cody

A lot of people are concerned with staying physically young ... I'm more interested in maintaining my curiosity. — Diablo Cody

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. — Diablo Cody

Juno: WOOOAH! ....Dreeeaaam BIG! — Diablo Cody

I think sometimes people really require the satisfaction of closure. — Diablo Cody

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. — Diablo Cody

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

For me, writing essays, prose and fiction is a great way to be self-indulgent. — Diablo Cody

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. — 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. — Diablo Cody

People say 'teenage girls aren't so clever. Your characters should be less articulate to reflect our youth.' People who say that aren't spending time with teenagers. — Diablo Cody

It's actually much harder to develop a TV show than I had anticipated. — Diablo Cody

Love is mysterious and rad, like Steve Perry from Journey — Diablo Cody

Juno MacGuff: Wise move. I know this girl who had a huge crazy freakout because she took too many behavioral meds at once. She took off all her clothes and jumped into the fountain at Ridgedale Mall and she was like, "Blaaaaah! I'm a kraken from the sea!"
Su-Chin: That was you. — Diablo Cody

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. — Diablo Cody

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

I'm a pessimist by nature. I don't think things are ever going to work out, I'm not particularly ambitious. — Diablo Cody

The Ten Worst Songs to Strip To: 1. That Midnight Oil song about aborigines — Diablo Cody

Everyone's favorite supper is a gluey carbohydrate-rich concoction known simply as "hotdish" and served in a community Pyrex. — 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. — Diablo Cody

The public's appetite for frothy, flippant blondes has waned, but Paris Hilton still fascinates me. — Diablo Cody

Juno: Honest to blog? — Diablo Cody

I've been an avid consumer of young adult literature since I was one, and I think some people leave that stuff behind when they become old adults, but I never did. I was always interested in the fantasy world created in those novels. — Diablo Cody

I write small and weird. Romcoms are not in my skill set. — 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 they're also trying to make headway in mainstream of film. — Diablo Cody

Los Angeles is often described as the nadir of vapidity, a smog-choked space cradle. — Diablo Cody

Above the stage was a glass-floored second stage, which allowed customers to look up and watch another girl dancing overhead. This multidimensional display of poontang reminded me of the 3-D chessboard on Star Trek, which in turn reminded me that I was a huge nerd. — Diablo Cody

The name fuse followed me from the book to the screenplay, and now I have to live with the name, which I chose in 30 seconds with no thought about how it might sound or what it might imply. It was just a funny thing. — Diablo Cody

I have a lot of screenwriter friends and many of them have had an experience where they aren't even welcome on set during production. — Diablo Cody

Gas Attendant: Thata ain't no etch-a-sketch. Thats one doodle that can't be un-did home skillet. — Diablo Cody

I'm not an especially highbrow person, but I have always loved small, quirky, edgy movies. — Diablo Cody

I am a karaoke purist and I don't like that. I don't think it's enough for you to just be there with your friends singing. I think you need to be in front of a crowd of hostile strangers for it to truly count. — Diablo Cody