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Put your blog out into the world and hope that your talent will speak for itself. (Diablo Cody)
In the past, I'll admit, I've enjoyed being compared to the protagonists in my screenplays. View quote
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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. View quote
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I write small and weird. Romcoms are not in my skill set. View quote
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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. View quote
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I don't think I ever got the hang of the writers' room. I love collaborating with people, but I really do my best work alone, and I think I would want to - if I did something again, I think I'd want to take total ownership the way Aaron Sorkin or David Kelley does. View quote
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The primary job for women in Hollywood is still super-attractive actress. That is the most high-profile women's job in Hollywood. View quote
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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. View quote
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I'm one of the people that were divorced by 30, which is apparently a growing group... Obviously it's something that affects you forever. It's going to be interesting to see in ten, twenty years what kind of lasting effect young divorce has on the people that are doing it because it's becoming more and more common. View quote
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I have never been an ambitious person, and my participation in this industry is a fluke, but only male writers can afford to be coy and self-deprecating. View quote
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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! (Diablo Cody)
I would never consent to a lame publicity stunt at a time when I already want to hide. View quote
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Even though I am in this weird position of being a semi-recognizable screenwriter, which isn't that common, at the same time, I'm not an actress. I'm pretty isolated. View quote
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I've always been a writer, I've always been a storyteller, but I never thought about screenwriting. View quote
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I've come to find more satisfaction and enjoyment in writing screenplays over the years because that's what I do primarily now. View quote
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It's actually much harder to develop a TV show than I had anticipated. View quote
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Judy Blume excels at describing how it feels to be invisible. So how poetic is it that Blume herself is suddenly everywhere? View quote
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Couture gowns are like gremlins; you can't expose them to bright light or get them wet. View quote
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My boyfriend is Italian and from New Jersey, so naturally he was thrilled to meet Joe Pesci. View quote
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I spent a lot of time staring at the clock in school, so I have that kind of personality. View quote
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I normally ignore the History Channel. (Diablo Cody)
As a kid, I spent every summer bent over a stack of books, obsessively writing detailed reports on each one. View quote
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I don't have a terrible singing voice, but I also wouldn't call it 'good.' I can carry a tune. View quote
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Ah, reality TV: where opportunists delight in exposing opportunism! It's kind of like the indie music scene. View quote
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Everybody knows that I'm not a snob when it comes to pop culture, obviously. I love reality shows. View quote
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