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 More Quotes by Diablo Cody More Quotes From Diablo Cody People have always wanted to be recognized, and that's human nature. But people used to want to be recognized for their accomplishments, and now they simply want to be visible. Diablo Cody accomplishmentwantpeople 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. Diablo Cody hollywoodwintertelevision I think I have always sort of cultivated a flowery writing style. I've always sort of over - written in every genre that I've attempted. I went to college and took a couple of writing classes and I remember my teachers were always incredibly encouraging. But it was inevitable to get the criticism: "Take it down a notch!" But the nice thing about screenwriting is that you don't really have to. Diablo Cody nicecoupleteacher 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 competitionreadingadvice People don't have these tidy little redemption arcs in reality the way they do in movies. Diablo Cody redemptionrealitypeople The public's appetite for frothy, flippant blondes has waned, but Paris Hilton still fascinates me. Diablo Cody flippantappetiteparis I know most people don't like to be around teenagers but I do. I'm one of the only people I can think of who can't wait for my kid to be a teenager. I think being a teenager is one of the most wonderful things in the world. I really enjoyed it - just this heightened emotional state where everything is beautiful and everything is new and you're convinced that you're really going to break the mould and be different from your parents. And the best part is that you have so much more time that you didn't have as a child. Diablo Cody teenagerbeautifulchildren Los Angeles is often described as the nadir of vapidity, a smog-choked space cradle. Diablo Cody smognadirspace I do not quote my own movies. I think I would be pretty insufferable if I did. Diablo Cody insufferablewould-bethinking In my opinion, 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 cheesy-lovelove-youromantic When you're trying to come up with an idea for a movie it's actually the hardest part - the germ of the idea. Inevitably you think of something that would be great and then discover that it was on an episode of The Simpsons. Diablo Cody tryingthinking 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 theatersittingthinking I actually have two children now, and sometimes I wonder if that's it. Because they do make writing and directing more complicated and more difficult, especially now that they're very young. Diablo Cody writingtwochildren 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 voiceluckystrong You hear the term "staying grounded" a lot when you're coming up in the movie industry and it's the one word I don't really understand because it implies being tethered almost and I don't like that. Why stay grounded? You might as well become a complete eccentric, float off into the sky and burn yourself on the sun and go crazy. Diablo Cody termcrazy 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 satisfactionwritingyears 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 wellsablewonderful When I was a kid, I attended a small Catholic school in a south suburb of Chicago. Diablo Cody catholickidsschool Whether it's a blatant homage or unconscious mimicry, the Rolling Stones have permanently, indelibly influenced how rock stars look and behave. Diablo Cody rollingrocksstars You know, I did not like being famous. It was a stressful and ugly time, and I'm glad it's over. Diablo Cody stressfuluglyfame
