Quotes by Diablo Cody

There’s a weird cloud around you when you’re recognizable. It was a brief window for me. I think you have to have a pathological need for attention of any type, negative or positive, to thrive in that kind of situation. And I only want compliments.

People have always wanted to be recognized, and that’s human nature. But people used to want to be recognized for their accomplishments, and now they simply want to be visible.

Ah, reality TV: where opportunists delight in exposing opportunism! It’s kind of like the indie music scene.

I do not quote my own movies. I think I would be pretty insufferable if I did.

People don’t have these tidy little redemption arcs in reality the way they do in movies.

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

I don’t know why, but I’ve always been a sucker for roller coasters in movies.

I hear that 5 o’clock whistle in my mind like Fred Flintstone and I have to stop. I’m also not much of a morning writer. I have a sweet spot from about 11am to 4pm. But I really work during that time.

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 Gone are the traditional parents – they’ve been replaced by a hipster mom n’ pop who get busted necking in the car.

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.