237 Quotes by Diablo Cody

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

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!

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.

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

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!

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.

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.

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

Somebody asked me earlier if I thought it was really important to tell stories about women’s struggles. And I said yes, but at the same time, it’s also important to tell stories about women’s triumphs, women being slackers, women being criminals, women being heroes.