“Capote's rejoinder to Kerouac's assertion that he never needed to edit his work…"But, that's not writing . That's typing.” — Truman Capote Copy Share Image
Are there any writers on the literary scene whom I consider truly great? Yes: Truman Capote. — Truman Capote Copy Share Image
“There's the one and only T.C. There was nobody like me before, and there ain't gonna be anybody like me after I'm… — Truman Capote Copy Share Image
“Capote's rejoinder to the Kerouac assertion that he never needed to edit his writing: "That's not writing .That's typing.” — Joseph Cavano Copy Share Image
I didn't sound anything like Capote at the screen test. It was more like Bob Dylan. In his early years. With the… — Toby Jones Copy Share Image
Before Truman Capote, journalism and non-fiction weren't taken very seriously. — Gerald Clarke Copy Share Image
[Truman Capote] was not only just selling his writing, but he was selling himself as a person. — Philip Seymour Hoffman Copy Share Image
Capote wrote every day. He said that's the only way, you have to sit down every day and do it. — Debbie Harry Copy Share Image
When Truman Capote wrote from the perspective of condemned murderers from a lower economic class than his own, he had some gall.… — Lionel Shriver Copy Share Image
A society person who is enthusiastic about modern painting or Truman Capote is already half a traitor to his class. It is… — Mary McCarthy Copy Share Image
Truman Capote was a pop figure, but it wasn't until he went on David Susskind's show and had that extraordinary voice and… — James Wolcott Copy Share Image
When you see the carrot at the end of the stick, what do you do to get it? These kinds of things… — Philip Seymour Hoffman Copy Share Image
“I think the argument that no whites are free of racism is quite erroneous. But then, on another level, does it really… — Truman Capote Copy Share Image
“The trouble with all these far-right and far-left mentalities is that they can encompass only one side of an argument and are… — Truman Capote Copy Share Image
I remember writing 'The One I Can't Have' at the kitchen table. I was looking at a picture of Truman Capote with… — Teddy Thompson Copy Share Image
I heard about the project over a year before we began. My American agent said, 'Oh, you might want to read 'In… — Toby Jones Copy Share Image
In a brilliant fusion of fact and fiction, Jayne Anne Phillips has written the novel of the year. It's the story of… — Stephen King Copy Share Image
In Kamby Bolongo Mean River damage and delusion walk hand in hand, and everything we think we know is gradually called into… — Brian Evenson Copy Share Image
“I know it's become fashionable to depict the police as sadistic Cossacks riding down innocent citizens, but I've become well enough acquainted… — Truman Capote Copy Share Image
“I'd rather have cancer than a dishonest heart. Which isn't being pious. Just practical.” — Truman Capote Copy Share Image
I love 'Capote.' Huge fan of Philip Seymour Hoffman; if he's not my all-time favorite actor he's definitely in my top five.… — Chris Pratt Copy Share Image
I don't think Capote loved Smith. But he did make a deep connection. It upset some people, because that had never been… — Gerald Clarke Copy Share Image
There's things that you don't want to do and they keep haunting you and following you. Bennett Miller directed this project [Capote],… — Philip Seymour Hoffman Copy Share Image
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