Diablo Cody

Trivia

• Following the success of her film Juno, Diablo revealed she wants to get a tattoo of the film's star Ellen Page. Diablo already has a tattoo of a redhead on her arm and wants to add Ellen's face to her collection.
• Cody is a fan of the Beach Boys. She even knows where band member Brian Wilson eats his breakfast in Bel-Air.
• Diablo's former blog is entitled "Pussy Ranch: Old No.1 Brand Italian Whiskey". Her previous blog was called "The Red Secretary."
• Diablo's favorite film genre is horror.
• Cody hates being called "stripper turned blogger turned screenwriter". She considers herself as more of the latter (screenwriter) than the former (stripper).
• Diablo Cody looks up to director Quentin Tarantino as her hero. She has been tagged "the new Tarantino" by Juno director Jason Reitman.
• Diablo's father works for the Illinois Tollway while her mother is an office employee at a construction company.
• Diablo played in a band while she was in high school.
• Diablo ranked No. 38 in Entertainment Weekly's 2007 List of 50 Smartest People in Hollywood, released in December 2007.
• Diablo joined Twitter on April 26, 2008.

Quotes

• "I guess I'm inspired by awkward situations. I love awkward silences, I love forced politeness. To me, there is hilarity to be found in that."
• "It was incredibly natural. It was like breathing. I saw Juno as an extension of myself. My friends and I were like Juno and her friend. We talked about sex all the time."
• "I feel much more naked as a writer than I did as a stripper. When I was stripping I felt pretty emotionally neutral because it wasn't a massive event in my life. But when I watch Juno there are bits I can only watch through my fingers because I cringe at how personal it is."
• "I can't credit my physique for any of my writing success; in fact, I often suspect they're paying me to keep my clothes on these days."
• "Everybody knows that I'm not a snob when it comes to pop culture, obviously. I love reality shows. I will go see crappy movies, happily. I'm not an especially highbrow person, but I have always loved small, quirky, edgy movies. To use a string of obnoxious adjectives."
• "I mean on one of the jobs I actually had a little time card I would punch in and punch out just like I was working in a kitchen. But then you get up on stage and dance to Metallica."
• "You hear the term "staying grounded" a lot when you're coming up in the industry and it's the one word I don't really understand because it implies being tethered almost and I don't like that. Why stay grounded? You might as well become a complete eccentric, float off into the sky and burn yourself on the sun and go crazy."
• "I was pissed at men since birth! No, actually it is demeaning. But you know what's more demeaning, is the time I spent as a secretary prior to stripping. It was worse. I felt more devalued, more demeaned as a white collar worker."
• "It's important for a writer to have quirks. People like that shit, you know."
• "There are so many talented people that exist in the marketplace. So, don't look for a plan. Put your blog out into the world and hope that your talent will speak for itself."