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Diablo Cody, born on June 14, 1978, is an American screenwriter known for her unique sense of humor and profound insights into popular culture. She gained widespread recognition and acclaim for her screenplay 'Juno' in 2007, which won her an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay.

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“I didn't even know how to talk to people, I didn't know how to talk to the press. I was just a jester. And I still feel that way. But, I mean, what haven't I learned? Everything that I know is new information because I was starting with nothing.”

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“I don't know if I have some kind of defiance disorder or something, but if I'm hired to write something by "The Man," or by a studio, for whatever reason, it's really hard for me to finish. I inevitably wind up using that time to write something else.”

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“Juno MacGuff: I don't know what kind of girl I am.”

Knows Kind Girl Teenager Kind Of Girl

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“Nobody comes to Minnesota to take their clothes off, at least as far as I know.”

Knows Clothes Minnesota

Book:Candy Girl: A Year in the Life of an Unlikely Stripper

Source: Candy Girl: A Year in the Life of an Unlikely Stripper

“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.”

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“I know white clothing is supposed to enhance that summer glow, but writers don't tan.”

Knows White Summer Clothings

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

Knows Shows Reality Culture Pops Pop Culture Snob Reality Shows

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“I don't know why, but I've always been a sucker for roller coasters in movies.”

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

Knows Fame Ugly Glad Stressful Being Famous

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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.”

Knows Stills Reality Function Los Angeles Incompetent Good Place Retarded

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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 think I might be one of the only people in America, or at least the only person I know, who saw both 'The Dark Knight' and 'Mamma Mia!' on their shared opening weekend.”

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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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“One nice thing about being a woman in Hollywood is that the women tend to be very close-knit. All of us writers and directors know each other and cling to each other for safety and support, and it's really a completely different vibe than the men experience out here, where they're all trying to murder each other.”

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“Speaking of Twitter, I don't even know if I composed a blog entry in 2009, as I was too busy parceling my every thought into cute 140-character sound bites. I used to only worry about being pithy for a living; now some of my best lines are wasted on a free app!”

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“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.”

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“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.”

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“I think it's great when writers get recognition; it doesn't happen very often. I just don't want that writer to be me. Let it be Aaron Sorkin or, you know, somebody good.”

Thinking Knows Want Happens Recognition

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“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!”

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Born: June 14, 1978
Known for: Screenwriter
Quotes: 151

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