Happy Birthday: Diablo Cody

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diablocodyHappy Birthday writer Diablo Cody

Born: June 14, 1978 in Chicago, Illinois, USA

Married to: Daniel Maurio (2009 – present) (2 children)

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

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.

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.

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

[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…

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