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Welcome to The Treatment.

I'm Elvis Mitchell.

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Entertainment Weekly columnist, blogger, autobiographer, Oscar winner.

What hasn't Diablo Cody done? Well, besides this show, she hadn't done cable, but now she's

got a new series on Showtime, the United States of Tara. Diablo, thanks so much for doing this.

Thank you. Thank you for having me. Oh, my pleasure. As I was watching the show, I found myself

thinking about a line from Candy Girl when you talk about vulnerability.

And it just sort of stuck to me, just watching the show, just about those moments transition for Tara, who has multiple personality disorder.

Those seem like incredibly exciting like, vulnerable like Achilles heels moments to me.

Those moments where we see her going,

just the shift starting to happen or her coming out of it.

Yeah. Donie Collette is also, she's so skilled at portraying

those moments of vulnerability.

There is a common theme in my work, and I think it's interesting that you brought

up Candy Girl because it's not something people talk about that much. Why? Because I mean it's a slim memoir about stripping.

You sold me? I'll go read it again.

You know, it's kind of a beach read even though, you know, I'm proud of it. But, yeah, I'm always interested in women and the different sort of persona.

The guises they take on.

Yeah, the guys is that they take on.

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