Who Gives Kudos: Anna-Marie (2) Ricardo Ret.. (2) Ben Rai Films (2) Jumpin Jack.. (2) Old Crow (2) Fidel (2) Phil McCarty (2) Lily Burana (2) (2) Meltropolis (2) (2) Martin (2) Mickey (2) Katie (2) Walter (2) Brett (2) Endless Jon B (2) Grissy (2) (2) ~*Angie*~ (2) Vivian (2) Blind River.. (2) (2) Kristy (2) michael (2) Colin (2) Dave Waldon (2) Brandy (2)

	Anna-Marie Anna-Marie Ganje	I think your voice sounds fine!   Posted by Anna-Marie on Friday, January 04, 2008 - 11:47 PM [Reply to this]

	Leigha	Don't hate your voice - it's good and it's what you've got, so flaunt it. And isn't the airbrushing a scream? I had that done a month or two ago for an industrial, and I had a hard time keeping a straight face. Congrats, again, on everything, B. cheers, Leigha   Posted by Leigha on Friday, January 04, 2008 - 11:52 PM [Reply to this]

	Ricardo Retardo Richard Vance	DVR is GO!!!   Posted by Ricardo Retardo on Friday, January 04, 2008 - 11:56 PM [Reply to this]

	Ben Rai Films	That was another great clip. Wow, that was a pretentious/jerk ass question "were u ever a stripper??" they think you made your life up for hollywood. Again, cuz u are chick. Diablo you look great! That was so sweet of Jason, it as if he was trying to protect you and stand u up at the same time. I agree with him. True talent can't be taught, you either have it or you don't. You have it chick. I'll follow u anywhere. Enjoy your movie screener!!! Peace Ben Rai Films   Posted by Ben Rai Films on Friday, January 04, 2008 - 11:56 PM [Reply to this]

	Jumpin Jack Flash	You come off smart, serious & beautiful. You aced two former moguls from Hollywood's last golden era. It's all down hill from here.   Posted by Jumpin Jack Flash on Saturday, January 05, 2008 - 12:12 AM [Reply to this]

	Old Crow	I love your voice. Think it's very sexy. Now MY voice on the other hand.....   Posted by Old Crow on Saturday, January 05, 2008 - 12:15 AM [Reply to this]

	Fidel	You look great! Your voice is great, and everything that comes out of your mouth is tantalizing and funny. Jason is always great. Looking forward to the entire thing. F   Posted by Fidel on Saturday, January 05, 2008 - 12:15 AM [Reply to this]

	Phil McCarty	Maybe it's not so cool to be this guy, but. First and foremost I thought you handled yourself wonderfully. Second, and not-quite-foremost-but-close: I think that these guys had exactly three styles: smug, unbelieving, and condescending. I get so tired of interviews where there's an 'agenda'. You gave thoughtful answers with plenty of material for follow up questions, and they stuck to their incredulity. You had one answer wherein you casually dropped: self publishing on the internet, rejection letters & manuscripts, a lifelong desire to tell stories. His follow up? "What was your name at that time?" He does it the whole interview, basically ignoring your responses to tear at your 'story'. The question list, paraphrased to suit my argument. 1. How much of your story is totally BS? 2. Oh really? What about being a stripper. Were you really a stripper? 3. Oh yeah? Prove it. Where were you a stripper? 4. Were you writing at the time you were stripping? Can someone really do both? (check the guy's intonation on the word writing. seriously?) 5. Alright, so what was your -real- name at the time. (then they flash that "BTW, her real name is Brook". I guarantee you they will never flash "His real name is Thomas Mapother" during Tom Cruise's interviews) 6. Brook's a nice name! Why'd you take on this 'terrific' nom-de-plume? (again, intonation, and then he throws the word nom-de-plume to show his distaste) 7. What did your MOM think of this? To say nothing of the fact that the take home quote on the AMC page to pimp this particular clip is "My Mom was horrified." Of course maybe I'm just reading into it. Either way, I give you two kudos for not giving into slights, real or imagined.   Posted by Phil McCarty on Saturday, January 05, 2008 - 12:21 AM [Reply to this]

	Lily Burana Lily Burana	As your staunch ally, and, like you, a female (since birth!) I can only assure you that the condescending/patronizing/hie-thee-back-to-the-kitchen, lil' lady questioning represents nothing more than the last gasp of a dying man. Sorry your moment passed, old man, and sorry the cinematic juggernaut has chugged on without you and your archaic version of stuff. Evolve or die. Or at least get out of the way. For you, Deebler, this Q&A was one slightly irritating bump on an upward trajectory. For him, well, it's the intellectual equivalent of the Early Bird special. Just what an old guy does to pass the time as he plays the back nine. Sucks to be him. RULES to be you. Cody and Reitman FTW.   Posted by Lily Burana on Saturday, January 05, 2008 - 12:42 AM [Reply to this]

	michael Michael Daly	The Blessings of The Goddess upon thee, oh Divine Lily. And you fucking nailed it, babe!   Posted by michael on Sunday, January 06, 2008 - 4:19 AM [Reply to this]

	Meltropolis	I liked his little "Brooke is a LOVELY name" quote, and your subtle retort "No one's going to go to Diablo Cody's House to start some shit. They STILL don't". You can almost smell the fear on him. I like your voice:^)   Posted by Meltropolis on Saturday, January 05, 2008 - 1:13 AM [Reply to this]

	see me die on bleecker st..	can i borrow the screener when you're done...?   Posted by see me die on bleecker st.. on Saturday, January 05, 2008 - 1:56 AM [Reply to this]

	Martin	Pete the Elder is an old-school hardass producer. They're dropping life flies all over town, from what I hear. Don't sweat it. Can't wait for your JUNO commentary & About the Author Featurettes on the DVD. ;)   Posted by Martin on Saturday, January 05, 2008 - 2:12 AM [Reply to this]

	Bess	Wow. That seems like it was a pretty intense session. First of all, your voice is not bad at all. Everyone has insecurities, but your fans definitely create a surplus of appreciation for the parts of yourself that you dislike. :-) And holy crap, I wouldn't have been able to handle myself that well under the belittling gaze of those jerks. I like the comment Lily Burana made about their questions representing "nothing more than the last gasp of a dying man". I really admire the fact that you came into writing just to write and didn't give a shit about anything else. The more I learn about you, the more I respect you and look up to you. I can't wait to catch the whole thing on TV and get pissed at your interviewers when they ask ridiculous questions (I think you're probably better than a "normal woman", by the way). But I imagine you answered the would-be embarassing questions with your suave and witty style. So instead of staying angry, I'll feel like you gave them what they deserved.   Posted by Bess on Saturday, January 05, 2008 - 3:05 AM [Reply to this]

	Mickey Mickey Stroud	You looked great, sounded better and handled the smug Goober and Guber with ease. Congrats. One question, do you think either one of them had actually seen the movie? Huge fan of you, Jason, Ellen, and every member of an incredibly perfect cast.   Posted by Mickey on Saturday, January 05, 2008 - 4:04 AM [Reply to this]

	Katie	Kudos for handling the Elder Pete's condescending (practically scoffing) questions so well. How absurd and insulting to suggest the female main character in a film is "too smart." I've seen two movies since I watched Juno (love love) and during each I found myself missing the witty banter and strong female characters like in Juno. I cannot wait for more of your films!!   Posted by Katie on Saturday, January 05, 2008 - 5:38 AM [Reply to this]

	Walter	Pete's not condescending, he really is that stupid. ;)   Posted by Walter on Saturday, January 05, 2008 - 6:29 AM [Reply to this]

	Brett	You should've gone out tonight to the Cinerama Dome. Tim Burton was in from the U.K. to talk about "Sweeney Todd" after the 8pm show. He's so inarticulate and nervous, and waves his hands even more than David Lynch. :)   Posted by Brett on Saturday, January 05, 2008 - 7:23 AM [Reply to this]

	Endless Jon B Jon B	Those studio heads, of course they're going to be judgemental and condescending. You should have skipped them and gone on to Charlie Rose :)   Posted by Endless Jon B on Saturday, January 05, 2008 - 9:01 AM [Reply to this]

	Grissy	I concur, you came off smart and articulate. Peter Bart seemed taken back by some of your answers. Charlie Rose is the next step....   Posted by Grissy on Saturday, January 05, 2008 - 2:59 PM [Reply to this]

	~*Angie*~	wow, condescending much? you are really good at keeping your cool with such an asshole interviewer like that....props to you! My grandma would be very proud..she always buys me these out of date books about being aggressive with out being a bitch/feeling guilty....I dunno if I should take it as an insult or what....but it just adds to the endless "help" she offers and that much more I can poke fun at her about....I've learned at least one thing from her, how to curse like a lady...hah. anywayzz.....congrats on the Golden Globe nod....pretty exciting....there's no doubt in my mind you'll swipe that award.   Posted by ~*Angie*~ on Saturday, January 05, 2008 - 6:04 PM [Reply to this]

	Vivian	you handled yourself so well. i could definitely sense a bit of the condescension   Posted by Vivian on Saturday, January 05, 2008 - 10:37 PM [Reply to this]

	Blind River Rebellion	I can't deal with your hidden agendas, or change my ways so fools befriend us, No. Sell my soul for a pale reflection, or lose my way for a little affection, No. From Dev's song, The Politics of Love. . . . It kept running through my head when I saw the way you stood your ground like a calm pool of deep, still water as two silly boys kept tossing rocks into you to try and see what they could splash!! You are very special, your voice is fine, you look great, you make sense . . . Ride the wave, girl, you are a master! (And, yes, Jason is really nice, too, HAH!) Deanna, BRR angel   Posted by Blind River Rebellion on Saturday, January 05, 2008 - 10:45 PM [Reply to this]

	Teslagrl	You're going to LOVE Sweeney Todd. Burton and Depp at their best! XOXO Heidi   Posted by Teslagrl on Sunday, January 06, 2008 - 12:07 AM [Reply to this]

	Kristy	How big-brother-hott is Jason at, like, 1:55 in when he eyes, in disgust, "Dicks. Can't believe you are doing this shit." Or is it just me? - - - It's awesome that your mom does read your stuff and it's cute she's growing into it. The last thing my mom read fully of mine was a write-up about the HS homecoming. The first time she read "fuck" she put it down and told me that vulgarity shouldn't be gratuitous. She still points to the ubiquitous Lifetime menopausal-mom-overcomes-cheating-husband movie and asks, "Why can't you write this? This is beautiful and inspirational." - - - "Life sucks losers dry. If you want to fuck with the eagles, you got to learn to fly. " Now that's beautiful and inspirational *laugh* - - great clip! I'll set the DVR :)!   Posted by Kristy on Sunday, January 06, 2008 - 12:24 AM [Reply to this]

	michael Michael Daly	Fuck me! I couldn't get past the "Were you writing when you were a stripper?" part. I just to bitch slap that condescending old prick. Peter Bart! *spits* However, I did love the barely concealed wtf sneer on your face when you answered. *adores you more* PS I was so pissed I wrote 'righting' at first..lol   Posted by michael on Sunday, January 06, 2008 - 4:28 AM [Reply to this]

	michael Michael Daly	Fuck me! I couldn't get past the "Were you writing when you were a stripper?" part. I just wanted to bitch slap that condescending old prick. Peter Bart! *spits* However, I did love the barely concealed wtf sneer on your face when you answered. *adores you more* PS I was so pissed I wrote 'righting' at first..lol   Posted by michael on Sunday, January 06, 2008 - 4:29 AM [Reply to this]

	Colin	Peter Bart is douchebagonizing. I love the idea that "everybody has a movie in them." Can't wait to watch tomorrow.   Posted by Colin on Sunday, January 06, 2008 - 6:20 AM [Reply to this]

	Dave Waldon	OK, I missed the show this morning (damn rainy Sundays that make me oversleep!) but I'm just a minute into one of the clips on the AMC.com site, and already I want to wring Peter Bart's neck. That may not be a smart thing to say considering I'm an entertainment journalist who didn't have the forethought to create my MySpace page under a pseudonym, and he's a Big Wig MuckyMuck who can crush me like a bedbug under the heel of his thousand-dollar shoes. But my God, Bart seems as if he didn't do his homework about you - or did so but just wanted to get a rise out of you. And it wasn't just his questions, but maybe more his condescending tone, as if you were unworthy to sit in his eyeline or something. Terry Gross handled interviewing you with far more professionalism and grace while broaching the same material. I'm disgusted for you on your behalf. If I ever get the chance to interview you, I hope I approach with more skill that Bart did. And if I don't, you can punch my lights out. Now, like a masochist, I'll finish watching the online clip   Posted by Dave Waldon on Sunday, January 06, 2008 - 11:56 PM [Reply to this]

	Kris Madison	You carried yourself beautifully. I can't believe some of those questions! When I read your comment about the "normal woman" having children bit, I was sure it must have been delivered with at least a bit of tongue in cheek teasing, but...wow. re: your voice - it sounds fine. I hate my own nasal, gravelly tone, so I feel your pain. You sound a lot like Ellen Page actually. So if you don't hate her voice, you're golden.   Posted by Kris Madison on Monday, January 07, 2008 - 1:35 AM [Reply to this]

	Brandy	I think that....I tend to have this tendency to jump in with my feelings so when I'm in the face of condensing questions my reaction is "OMG I AM TOTALLY NOT STUPID! ASSHOLE!" and slamming my fist on the table. Because those spurts of words really speak depths to my tiny soul. Kudos for having good answers and suppressing the urge to jump over the table and rip his head off.   Posted by Brandy on Tuesday, January 08, 2008 - 4:09 AM [Reply to this]

	Justin Cox ♫	<small>Sweeney Todd: Pat on the back Johnny Depp. Who can i punch for writing the score?</small>   Posted by Justin Cox ♫ on Saturday, January 12, 2008 - 5:12 AM [Reply to this]