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

Diablo Cody

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Diablo Cody
Age: 46
Born: 1978
Born: June 14
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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.
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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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Whether it's a blatant homage or unconscious mimicry, the Rolling Stones have permanently, indelibly influenced how rock stars look and behave.
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Put your blog out into the world and hope that your talent will speak for itself.
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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.
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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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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 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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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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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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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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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.
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When you're in a competitive environment, always give out the impression that you don't care. It makes people want you more. If you act desperate, it's over. I think a passive attitude is helpful. It comes naturally because I'm lazy.
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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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Love is mysterious and rad, like Steve Perry from Journey
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The public's appetite for frothy, flippant blondes has waned, but Paris Hilton still fascinates me.
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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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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.
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I do not quote my own movies. I think I would be pretty insufferable if I did.
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I have a huge repertoire. I love karaoke.
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