If being an attractive woman got you attention for directing, then the entire ‘best director’ category would be comprised of models. To me, that is just the most ludicrous connection that you could make. Diablo Cody Read Quote
I had written the script for Juno and apparently Steven Spielberg had read it. I can’t just call him Steven, that’s weird… Mr. Spielberg had read it and he liked it. He asked me if I would write this television show for him and I said, ‘Yeah!’ Diablo Cody Read Quote
Put your blog out into the world and hope that your talent will speak for itself. Diablo Cody Read Quote
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. Diablo Cody Read Quote
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. Diablo Cody Read Quote
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. Diablo Cody Read Quote
I don’t think coolness used to be such a commodity among adults. And now it is. Diablo Cody Read Quote
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. Diablo Cody Read Quote
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 Read Quote
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 Read Quote
