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Diablo Cody Biography

Brook Busey-Maurio (born June 14, 1978), better known by the pen name Diablo Cody, is an American writer and producer. She first became known for her candid chronicling in a memoir, Candy Girl: A Year in the Life of an Unlikely Stripper (2005), and the blog that preceded it. Later, Cody achieved critical acclaim for her debut script Juno (2007), winning awards such as the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, the BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay, the Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay and the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay.

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I am a karaoke purist and I don't like that. I don't think it's enough for you to just be there with your friends singing. I think you need to be in front of a crowd of hostile strangers for it to truly count.

Enough, Friends, Needs, Singing, Thinking

I've come to find more satisfaction and enjoyment in writing screenplays over the years because that's what I do primarily now.

Primarily, Satisfaction, Screenplays, Writing, Years

I absolutely relate to being alone in squalor, trying to come up with something adequate. I relate to that, and I've been known to crawl out of bed and drink out of a 2-liter bottle of Diet Coke.

Bed, Bottles, Coke, Known, Trying

I can't write at night. For me, I'm programmed to believe that nighttime is for relaxation.

Believe, Night, Nighttime, Programmed, Relaxation, Writing

I'm not an especially highbrow person, but I have always loved small, quirky, edgy movies.

Edgy, Highbrow, Movies, Persons, Quirky

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.

Counterprogramming, Disaster, Embedding, Epic, Movie, Successful

I think it's pretty obvious that women's stories are not necessarily being told in Hollywood and women are not necessarily being put in the leadership positions they deserve in mainstream film.

Hollywood, Leadership, Mainstream, Stories, Think, Thinking

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.

Good, Recognition, Thinking, Want, Writer

Couture gowns are like gremlins; you can't expose them to bright light or get them wet.

Couture, Expose, Gowns, Gremlins, Light

Whether it's a blatant homage or unconscious mimicry, the Rolling Stones have permanently, indelibly influenced how rock stars look and behave.

Blatant, Indelibly, Look, Rocks, Rolling, Stars

These days, the Rolling Stones still have an edge, but that fangs-out ferocity has mellowed considerably.

Considerably, Ferocity, Rolling, Stones, These Days

Thanks a heap coyote ugly. This cactus-gram stings worse than your abandonment.

Cactus, Coyote, Coyotes, Thanks, Ugly, Worse

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.

Book, Books, Couple, Know, Totally, Writing

I would never consent to a lame publicity stunt at a time when I already want to hide.

Consent, Lame, Publicity, Want

The attitude toward women in this industry is nauseating. There are all sorts of porcine executives who are uncomfortable with a woman doing anything subversive. They want the movie about the beautiful girl who trips and falls, the adorable klutz.

Attitude, Beautiful, Girl, Klutz, Toward, Uncomfortable

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.

Attitude, Thinking, People, Think, Helpful

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.

Odds, People, Specific, Stars, Thinking, Writing

I wrote a screenplay for a 'Sweet Valley High' adaptation, and it's really amazing to me how many women who are my age have responded to the idea and are excited about the movie.

Adaptation, Age, Idea, Ideas, Sweet

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.

Beautiful, Children, Everything, Teenager, Wonderful

That's also why comedy and horror are my two favorite genres of film to write, because you get these outbursts of emotion from people, laughter and shock, and it's really thrilling, and I like to be thrilled.

Comedy, Favorite, Laughter, Two, Writing

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