Diablo Cody

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

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

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

Somebody asked me earlier if I thought it was really important to tell stories about women's struggles. And I said yes, but at the same time, it's also important to tell stories about women's triumphs, women being slackers, women being criminals, women being heroes. ”

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

I myself identify as a recovering Blockhead. You'd be surprised how many twenty- and thirty-something hipster chicks have the NKOTB skeleton in their closet, albeit artfully concealed by stacks of Ksubi skinny jeans and ironic Judas Priest T-shirts. ”

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. ”

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. ”

I've always been a writer, I've always been a storyteller, but I never thought about screenwriting. ”

You make a first impression and people never forget it. If people want to think of me as the wacky 'Juno' lady forever, I could think of worse ways to be labeled. ”