Diablo Cody

Birthday: 14 June 1978, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Birth Name: Brooke M. Busey

Height: 166 cm

Diablo Cody is originally from Chicago, Illinois, and moved to Minnesota to live with her Internet boyfriend, Jonny who later became her husband. While there, she decided on a whim to take up stripping as a hobby of sorts.She was working at an ad agency and got a promotion. The job wore her ragged and was something she did not particularly care for. It demanded organization which is something at which she was not very good. Eventually, she quit her day job with Jonny's blessings and began stripping full-time. During the course of about a year she went from Amateur Night, which was her first stripping experience, to a place she refers to in her book as Sheiks, then to Déjà Vu, and so on. She then took up work as a phone-sex operator before returning to stripping.Shortly thereafter she decided to quit stripping and she and Jonny married. They moved to what she refers to as "the 'burbs, and no one strips unless they're taking a bubble bath." Her stepdaughter was the flower girl in the wedding. Show less «

To enjoy being famous, you need to have a screw loose.

If this whole writing thing doesn't work out, I'll be getting right back on the pole.

I've been told that I'm incompetent, socially retarded, maladjusted. I still know that I couldn't fu...Show more »

I've been told that I'm incompetent, socially retarded, maladjusted. I still know that I couldn't function in reality. Los Angeles is a good place for me. Show less «

[on screenplay-writing for actresses] The attitude toward women in this industry is nauseating. Ther...Show more »

[on screenplay-writing for actresses] The attitude toward women in this industry is nauseating. There are all sorts of porcine executives who are uncomfortable with a woman doing anything subversive. They want the movie about the beautiful girl who trips and falls, the adorable klutz. Show less «

The weirdest thing about directing in general is that you're surrounded by these actors that you res...Show more »

The weirdest thing about directing in general is that you're surrounded by these actors that you respect, and they're so good at what they do, and they're asking you what they should be doing. That's directing, but to me it was such a mind-fuck because it's like you're asking me what you should do in this scene? I have no idea. I'm just the hack that wrote the script! It's crazy the amount of trust people put in you. It's a tremendous amount of pressure. Show less «

Stripping toughened my hide, but exposing myself as a writer has been a lot more brutal.

You know, there's this whole idea that virginity is a sacred flower or something, and an imbalance i...Show more »

You know, there's this whole idea that virginity is a sacred flower or something, and an imbalance in the way that women's sexuality is presented - and I hate that. So I want to write a film that challenges that. Show less «

I really like writing. I always hear people using that old quote, 'I don't like writing. I like havi...Show more »

I really like writing. I always hear people using that old quote, 'I don't like writing. I like having written'. I don't feel that, like I'm sad when I'm done writing something. I think it's gotten harder. With something like 'Juno', I didn't think anybody was going to read it, whereas something like 'Paradise', I'm writing it thinking I might actually direct this and people are going to comment on it and watch it. It's really hard to do that kind of thing, especially when you're perceiving how the audience will react. Show less «

Having your film made is the award. That alone is the miracle.

I don't know what a 'personal trainer' would be in Minneapolis, probably some guy who makes you go o...Show more »

I don't know what a 'personal trainer' would be in Minneapolis, probably some guy who makes you go out and chop wood. Show less «

The best thing you can do is find a person who loves you for exactly what you are.

I have never been an ambitious person, and my participation in this industry is a fluke, but only ma...Show more »

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. Show less «

When you're in a competitive environment, always give out the impression that you don't care. It mak...Show more »

When you're in a competitive environment, always give out the impression that you don't care. It makes people want you more. If you act desperate, it's over. I think a passive attitude is helpful. Show less «

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