"I don't think I ever got the hang of the writers' room. I love collaborating with people, but I really do my best work alone, and I think I would want to - if I did something again, I think I'd want to take total ownership the way Aaron Sorkin or David Kelley does.“


-Diablo Cody

posted in alone


I don't think I ever got the hang of the writers' room. I love collaborating with people, but I really do my best work alone, and I think I would want to - if I did something again, I think I'd want to take total ownership the way Aaron Sorkin or David Kelley does.

Other Quotes You Might Like

Discover more inspiring quotes from our collection

"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."

-Diablo Cody

positiveView Quote
"People have always wanted to be recognized, and that's human nature. But people used to want to be recognized for their accomplishments, and now they simply want to be visible."

-Diablo Cody

natureView Quote
"Ah, reality TV: where opportunists delight in exposing opportunism! It's kind of like the indie music scene."

-Diablo Cody

musicView Quote
"I don't know why, but I've always been a sucker for roller coasters in movies."

-Diablo Cody

moviesView Quote
"I'm not an especially highbrow person, but I have always loved small, quirky, edgy movies."

-Diablo Cody

moviesView Quote
"People don't have these tidy little redemption arcs in reality the way they do in movies."

-Diablo Cody

moviesView Quote

More Quotes About alone

Explore other inspiring quotes in this category

"But the wicked passions of men's hearts alone seem strong enough to leave pictures that persist the good are ever too luke-warm."

-Algernon H. Blackwood

aloneView Quote
"Your thoughts and emotions are yours alone."

-John Buchanan Robinson

aloneView Quote
"I think the idea that you can go this alone is - was a huge mistake. And unfortunately, there was a price paid in terms of suffering and pain for people in New Orleans."

-Michael Chertoff

aloneView Quote
"You are forever alone."

-John Buchanan Robinson

aloneView Quote
"I have two ideas for novels at the moment, neither of them all that conventional, but I'm not ready to choose between them yet, let alone settle down to the process of writing."

-Jonathan Coe

aloneView Quote
"For each one of us stands alone in the midst of a universe."

-John Buchanan Robinson

aloneView Quote