“There's a weird cloud around you when you're recognizable. It was a brief window for me. I think you have to have a pathological need for attention of any type, negative or positive, to thrive in that kind of situation. And I only want compliments.”

American writer and producer

Diablo Cody is the pen name of Brook Maurio, an American writer and producer. She came to wider attention through her candid blog and her memoir, Candy Girl: A Year in the Life of an Unlikely Stripper, published in 2005. Cody became especially well known for her screenwriting debut, Juno, released in 2007. The film brought her critical acclaim and earned her both the Academy Award and the BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay.