“Somebody asked me earlier if I thought it was really important to tell...” — Diablo Cody Quote

“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.”

“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.”

“That's also why comedy and horror are my two favorite genres of film to write, because you get these outbursts of emotion from people, laughter and shock, and it's really thrilling, and I like to be thrilled.”

“My parents introduced me to 'SNL,' Monty Python, and Richard Pryor probably way earlier than they had any right to.”

“I used to read a lot of Isaac Asimov and Philip Dick and 'Inland Empire's' one of the earlier books I read!”

“My writing is really intuitive. As a kid, I went to school in New Jersey and hung out in New York, so the way kids used to talk got into our earlier songs.”