Diablo Cody
Diablo Cody
Brook Busey-Maurio, better known by the pen name Diablo Cody, is an American screenwriter, producer, director, author, journalist, memoirist, stripper and exotic dancer. She first became known for her candid chronicling of her year as a stripper in her "The Pussy Ranch" blog and in her memoir Candy Girl: A Year in the Life of an Unlikely Stripper. Later, Cody achieved critical acclaim for her debut script Juno, winning awards such as the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, the...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionScreenwriter
Date of Birth14 June 1978
CityLemont, IL
CountryUnited States of America
If a woman chooses to work, people say, "Oh it's so sad that you're not at home with your children." But no one ever says that to a man because it's assumed that the man is going to be the provider. There's this double standard that exists and it really frustrates me.
It's actually much harder to develop a TV show than I had anticipated.
It's possible that I've matured as a writer, and I hope I've matured emotionally, but I always find myself revisiting these adolescent scenes.
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.
Judy Blume excels at describing how it feels to be invisible. So how poetic is it that Blume herself is suddenly everywhere?
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.
My boyfriend is Italian and from New Jersey, so naturally he was thrilled to meet Joe Pesci.
I think when you take people who are damaged and you give them money and freedom, it can be a toxic cocktail.
People are more interested in being visible than they are in loving other people.
'Sweet Valley High' is fantastic, fabulous, a little bit campy, and - dare I say it - cinematic.
Tabloid photos capture people at their most self-conscious and disoriented; in real life, Paris Hilton is like an elegant paper crane.
I've always been a writer, I've always been a storyteller, but I never thought about screenwriting.
Honestly, this will never happen because she's so much classier than me, but I would love to work with Sofia Coppola.
For me, writing essays, prose and fiction is a great way to be self-indulgent.