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I can't write at night. For me, I'm programmed to believe that nighttime is for relaxation. (Diablo Cody)
I grew up in the Midwest; you don't know any screenwriters. It didn't seem like a realistic career possibility. View quote
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These days, the Rolling Stones still have an edge, but that fangs-out ferocity has mellowed considerably. View quote
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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. View quote
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I had the experience last year of directing my first feature while I had a 1-year-old son and while I was also pregnant, so I am now well aware of the difficulties women who are rearing children face when they're also trying to make headway in mainstream of film. View quote
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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. View quote
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Speaking of Twitter, I don't even know if I composed a blog entry in 2009, as I was too busy parceling my every thought into cute 140-character sound bites. I used to only worry about being pithy for a living; now some of my best lines are wasted on a free app! View quote
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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. View quote
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Fact: The new '90210' is cooler than the old '90210.' It's the lithe, streamlined Skipper to the elder series' venerable Barbie. Gone are the traditional parents - they've been replaced by a hipster mom n' pop who get busted necking in the car. View quote
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You know, I did not like being famous. It was a stressful and ugly time, and I'm glad it's over. View quote
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When I was a kid, I attended a small Catholic school in a south suburb of Chicago. (Diablo Cody)
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. View quote
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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. View quote
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The fashion industry isn't merely content to encase my meaty flanks in skintight denim. Oh, no! That denim also has to be white, a color that attracts ketchup, wine, garlic aioli, and any other foodstuffs I might otherwise be able to enjoy if I wasn't wearing ridiculously tight pants. View quote
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I am actually able to do other things. I'm not just this writer. View quote
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The public's appetite for frothy, flippant blondes has waned, but Paris Hilton still fascinates me. View quote
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Los Angeles is often described as the nadir of vapidity, a smog-choked space cradle. View quote
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I do not quote my own movies. I think I would be pretty insufferable if I did. View quote
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But here is the single greatest thing about the 'Vanity Fair' party: There are uniformed In-N-Out Burger employees circulating the room with trays of cheeseburgers all night long. View quote
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I'm not an especially highbrow person, but I have always loved small, quirky, edgy movies. View quote
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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. (Diablo Cody)
People don't have these tidy little redemption arcs in reality the way they do in movies. View quote
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I just go about my life. I'm a mom, I drive an SUV, I go to the grocery store every day. I'm definitely not a celebrity. I always say that I'm a celebrity-adjacent. View quote
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Unfortunately I don't live by a Target now, so I just go to a regular Starbucks as opposed to a Starbucks nested inside a Target, which is my ideal situation. That works out for me. I like that white noise, those interruptions, and the people around me. View quote
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There's something magical about spending a Sunday night watching real people at a deli, then watching fake people pretending to be real on TV, then engaging in (arguably) false interaction with (arguably) real people on the Internet. Never at any prior point in time has this been possible. View quote
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