Top 120 Diablo Cody Quotes (2025 Update)
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51. “I am a karaoke purist and I don’t like that. I don’t think it’s enough for you to just be there with your friends singing. I think you need to be in front of a crowd of hostile strangers for it to truly count.”

— Diablo Cody

52. “I’ve been meaning to write about the Rolling Stones, but I am the furthest thing from a hipster rock journalist.”

— Diablo Cody

53. “Above the stage was a glass-floored second stage, which allowed customers to look up and watch another girl dancing overhead. This multidimensional display of poontang reminded me of the 3-D chessboard on Star Trek, which in turn reminded me that I was a huge nerd.”

— Diablo Cody

54. “I really just love to open a blank document and spew, whereas with a screenplay I have to be more judicious.”

— Diablo Cody

55. “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.”

— Diablo Cody

56. “Here’s my unsolicited advice to any aspiring screenwriters who might be reading this: Don’t ever agonize about the hordes of other writers who are ostensibly your competition. No one else is capable of doing what you do.”

— Diablo Cody

57. “I don’t have a terrible singing voice, but I also wouldn’t call it ‘good.’ I can carry a tune.”

— Diablo Cody

58. “People are more interested in being visible than they are in loving other people.”

— Diablo Cody

59. “After you fail, which I have, you can either choose to crumble and retreat and become nonfunctional, which I’ve seen happen, or you can just become a lone wolf, forget about the cool kids and just continue to do your own thing.”

— Diablo Cody

60. “I keep joking that I’m in Jason Reitman Film School, because I keep asking him questions every single day about directing and I have a list of things that he’s told me to do and not do and I definitely couldn’t learn from a better person.”

— Diablo Cody

61. “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.”

— Diablo Cody

62. “Whether it’s a blatant homage or unconscious mimicry, the Rolling Stones have permanently, indelibly influenced how rock stars look and behave.”

— Diablo Cody

63. “I can’t write at night. For me, I’m programmed to believe that nighttime is for relaxation.”

— Diablo Cody

64. “I think I might be one of the only people in America, or at least the only person I know, who saw both ‘The Dark Knight’ and ‘Mamma Mia!’ on their shared opening weekend.”

— Diablo Cody

65. “I don’t think coolness used to be such a commodity among adults. And now it is.”

— Diablo Cody

66. “I do a nice sloppy first draft like everybody else. And then just work at it and work at it and groom it. I get input from other people.”

— Diablo Cody

67. “For me, I am a huge fan of Sofia Coppola and Lynn Shelton. I love Lena Dunham, like everybody else. I love Kathryn Bigelow.”

— Diablo Cody

68. “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

69. “I’ve always been a writer, I’ve always been a storyteller, but I never thought about screenwriting.”

— Diablo Cody

70. “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.”

— Diablo Cody

71. “I think when you take people who are damaged and you give them money and freedom, it can be a toxic cocktail.”

— Diablo Cody

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

— Diablo Cody

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

— Diablo Cody

74. “It doesn’t matter if they’re in front of the camera or behind the camera. I know women who are producers who are surviving on nothing but juice and almonds.”

— Diablo Cody

75. “I’ve come to find more satisfaction and enjoyment in writing screenplays over the years because that’s what I do primarily now.”

— Diablo Cody

76. “Now ‘90210’ is returning with an all-new cast of slightly more plausible teens. I’ll be honest: I wish the old cast was back. Ideally, this spin-off would be an Ice Storm-esque exploration of the West Beverly gang’s bleak adult lives.”

— Diablo Cody

77. “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.”

— Diablo Cody

78. “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.”

— Diablo Cody

79. “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.”

— Diablo Cody

80. “As a kid, I spent every summer bent over a stack of books, obsessively writing detailed reports on each one.”

— Diablo Cody

81. “Juno MacGuff: I don’t know what kind of girl I am.”

— Diablo Cody

82. “When I was a kid, I attended a small Catholic school in a south suburb of Chicago.”

— Diablo Cody

83. “When I do encounter young women or aspiring filmmakers who tell me that I’ve inspired them or that my work means something to them, that’s amazing. That’s really exciting!”

— Diablo Cody

84. “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. It comes naturally because I’m lazy.”

— Diablo Cody

85. “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.”

— Diablo Cody

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

— Diablo Cody

87. “For me, writing essays, prose and fiction is a great way to be self-indulgent.”

— Diablo Cody

88. “The public’s appetite for frothy, flippant blondes has waned, but Paris Hilton still fascinates me.”

— Diablo Cody

89. “These days, the Rolling Stones still have an edge, but that fangs-out ferocity has mellowed considerably.”

— Diablo Cody

90. “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

91. “I have a lot of screenwriter friends and many of them have had an experience where they aren’t even welcome on set during production.”

— Diablo Cody

92. “The primary job for women in Hollywood is still super-attractive actress. That is the most high-profile women’s job in Hollywood.”

— Diablo Cody

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

— Diablo Cody

94. “I know white clothing is supposed to enhance that summer glow, but writers don’t tan.”

— Diablo Cody

95. “I’ve been an avid consumer of young adult literature since I was one, and I think some people leave that stuff behind when they become old adults, but I never did. I was always interested in the fantasy world created in those novels.”

— Diablo Cody

96. “If I want to get a taste of beach culture, I’ll fire up my season 2 DVD of ‘Beverly Hills, 90210.’”

— Diablo Cody

97. “A few months ago, I had the pleasure of actually visiting the Playboy Mansion. I saw the peacocks, fed grapes to the monkeys, and even braved the fabled Grotto. After seeing the estate, I understood why anyone would be reluctant to leave.”

— Diablo Cody

98. “I would never consent to a lame publicity stunt at a time when I already want to hide.”

— Diablo Cody

99. “In the past, I’ll admit, I’ve enjoyed being compared to the protagonists in my screenplays.”

— Diablo Cody

100. “I’ve never even seen a great set fight or a great set meltdown. I seem to always be on these incredibly relaxed sets.”

— Diablo Cody