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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
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Diablo Cody
Age: 46
Born: 1978
Born: June 14
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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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I feel like I'm part of a generation of people who are stuck in the past and are really self-absorbed. I mean, we're actually taking pictures of ourselves and posting them on Facebook, and keeping in touch with people that should have been out of our lives 15 years ago.
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I'm a pessimist by nature. I don't think things are ever going to work out, I'm not particularly ambitious.
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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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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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If this whole writing thing doesn't work out, I'll be getting right back on the pole.
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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 spent a lot of time staring at the clock in school, so I have that kind of personality.
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You definitely meet a lot of extremely powerful, successful, wealthy people in Hollywood who are extremely miserable.
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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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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 have a huge repertoire. I love karaoke.
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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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People don't have these tidy little redemption arcs in reality the way they do in movies.
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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.
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Everybody knows that I'm not a snob when it comes to pop culture, obviously. I love reality shows.
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Shoulda gone to China. They give away babies like free iPods. They put them in guns and shoot them out at sporting events.
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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 think when you take people who are damaged and you give them money and freedom, it can be a toxic cocktail.
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It doesn't matter if they're in front of the camera or behind the camera. I know women who are producers who are surviving on nothing but juice and almonds.
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