Oscar winning Juno screenwriter Diablo Cody sat down for an exclusive interview with our friends at The Frisky. Cody wrote and produced the new horror film Jennifer’s Body, about a serial killing demon-possessed cheerleader. It stars Megan Fox, who was most likely typecast. As we know, Fox says some outrageous and obnoxious things. Cody told The Frisky that she finds that refreshing because it makes everyone focus on Fox, not her. To Cody, having to put herself out there as a public figure is incredibly scary and can give her panic attacks. In swoops Megan Fox’s PR tour with theHilter references and claims of bouts with mental illness and no one really pays attention to the self conscious ex-stripper who wrote the film:

The Frisky: With “Juno,” you as a person were almost as much of the story as the movie was.

DC: Yeah, which sucks.

The Frisky: Do you think the same thing will happen with “Jennifer’s Body”?

DC: I’m hoping to avoid that situation and I’m not sure how to do it, but I’m just going to try to maneuver myself differently. We’re lucky that we have Megan promoting this film because she is so outspoken (laughs) and I’m hoping we can direct all the attention to our attractive young cast (laughs) and maybe to our director and I can just, hopefully, sit back in my producer chair and take care of the practical stuff. But I would never put myself out there again like I did with “Juno” and if I could do it over again, I wouldn’t. It’s not worth it.

The Frisky: Megan gives good interviews—she always manages to say something that gets picked up by the blogs.

DC: She really makes people angry! Girls hate her, don’t they?

The Frisky: I don’t know, I just think Megan Fox has a funny sense of humor.

DC: I appreciate it as well. I do not know her very well. Even having worked with her to this extent, I don’t know her very well because she’s very private and mysterious. But I’ve [heard] these things come out of her mouth. I’ve been present for some of these interviews and she is totally fearless. What she is saying is completely genuine. It is not a front. I think people think she’s trying to create some kind of image for herself that she’s not, but she’s a really, truly eccentric person.

The Frisky: I think people get uncomfortable with her because she looks like Angelina Jolie but she says things that make you think.

DC: I don’t think people know how to process her at all. I think it’s one of those things where she does not fit the mold in any way and it freaks people out!

[From The Frisky via I’m Not Obsessed]

I think that the operative word for Fox is “stupid,” not fearless. There’s a big difference between making a controversial statement because you feel strongly about something and saying all the crazy things that pop into your head. Cody explains it very diplomatically by calling Fox “eccentric” as if it was a charming character trait for a famous actress to talk random outrageous smack about the people and industry that made her a millionaire.

There some comparisons to be made between Diablo Cody and Megan Fox. They both cultivate an edgy “devil may care” image, but have professed to be painfully self conscious despite choosing careers in Hollywood. In Megan’s case she copes with that by flying from the seat of her pants and giving interviews that seem like attempts at career sabotage. Diablo just kind of lays low and tries to keep making shows and movies without sticking her neck out. There’s got to be a happy medium there somewhere. Maybe Fox could bring along a “friend” with her to future interviews – someone who will squeeze her hand or kick her under the table when she starts to go off on a tangent. She could alternately wear a secret earphone with someone feeding her answers from another location. That could get too confusing for her, but she’s supposed to be an actress so she might be able to handle it.

Megan Fox is shown on 8/9/09. Diablo Cody is shown on 8/24/09. Credit: Juan Rico/Fame Pictures