Screenwriting 101: Diablo Cody
“The idea for Juno was really a random spontaneous thing. I guess I’m inspired by awkward situations. I love awkward silences, I love…
“The idea for Juno was really a random spontaneous thing. I guess I’m inspired by awkward situations. I love awkward silences, I love forced politeness. To me, there is hilarity to be found in that. I was kinda sitting in my kitchen and thinking about the image of a teenage girl sitting across from these uptight yuppies in their living room. They’re basically auditioning to be the parents of her unborn child. And I was like, that’s possibly the most awkward thing I could imagine, and it is therefore hilarious. And I wound up building the film around that image. And then I just based the character of Juno on myself as a teenager, although I was never that cool.”
— Diablo Cody
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